universe

universe
n
1. cosmos, macrocosm, whole creation, heavens, empyrean, firmament, sky, vault or canopy of heaven; plenum, space, boundlessness, interminabili-ty, illimitability, endlessness.
2. whole world, wide world, length and breadth of the land, land, terra, earth, four corners of the earth; globe, sphere.
3. mankind, man, Homo sapiens, humankind, womankind, the human race; humanity, society, persons, people.
4. sphere, orbit, milieu, circle; province, realm, domain; walk, bailiwick, beat, round, compass, range, span; territory, quarter, region, neighborhood; zone, field, premises, vicinity, vicinage.

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