| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
universe (ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | astronomy the aggregate of all existing matter, energy, and space |
| 2. | human beings collectively |
| 3. | a province or sphere of thought or activity |
| 4. | statistics another word for population |
| [C16: from French univers, from Latin ūniversum the whole world, from ūniversus all together, from | |
universe (y 'nə-vûrs') Pronunciation Key
The totality of matter, energy, and space, including the Solar System, the galaxies, and the contents of the space between the galaxies. current theories of cosmology suggest that the universe is constantly expanding. |