Definition of: universe

(y′nə·vûrs) noun
1. The aggregate of all existing things; the whole creation embracing all celestial bodies and all of space; the cosmos.
2. In restricted sense, the earth.
3. Human beings collectively; mankind.
4. Logic All objects, collectively, that are the subjects of consideration at once: also universe of discourse.
5. Stat. All the instances in a given class: contrasted with sample. [<F univers <L universum, neut. of universus turned, combined into one, all collectively <unus one + versus, pp. of vertere turn]