known universe

collocation in English

meaningsofknownanduniverse

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known
adjective
uk
/nəʊn/us
/noʊn/
used to refer to something or someone that is familiar to or understood ...
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universe
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.nɪ.vɜːs/us
/ˈjuː.nə.vɝːs/
everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including all the stars, planets, galaxies, etc. ...
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(Definition ofknownanduniversefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofknown universe

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In comparison, theknownuniversehas an estimated 108 0 particles.
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The shack is still there, and the company has exported fish and chips to theknownuniverse.
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Horseye is also home to the most spectacular river canyon in theknownuniverse.
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Systems tend to expand to fill theknownuniverse.
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The brain is often described as the most complex machine in theknownuniverse.
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Dusable is the most corrupt planet in theknownuniverse.
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Just one authentic volume, together with all those variants containing only a handful of misprints, would occupy so much space that they would fill theknownuniverse.
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Vermoulian lives in a magnificent floating palace which can travel to the far corners of theknownuniverse, and can also view, enter, and record the dreams of others.
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Using a whiteboard, he sketches out a diagram that shows the complete destruction of theknownuniverse.
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Beyond theknownuniverse, the field of theoretical physics also deals with hypothetical issues, such as parallel universes, a multiverse, and higher dimensions.
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Some of them are quite powerful, and their actions have influenced the history of theknownuniverse.
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But something dangerous seems to be heading back into theknownuniversefrom the very end of time.
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