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'verse

'verse noun: the (fictional) universe in which the TV series Firefly is set. Also the clipping of universe.

Noun

'verse (plural 'verses)

  1. (slang) The (fictional) universe in which the TV series Firefly is set.
    • How has the landscape of the 'verse changed? Was there a toppling of the Alliance government?2006 August 22, “Life in the 'verse AFTER the BDM”, in alt.tv.firefly (Usenet)
    • In the dystopian Firefly ‘verse, the government itself is “antisocial.”2007, Joy Davidson, The Psychology of Joss Whedon: An Unauthorized Exploration of Buffy, Angel, and Firefly, page 51

Also used as

'verse is also the clipping of universe.

Forms of 'verse

plural'verses

Origin of 'verse

Apheretic form of universe.

Questions about 'verse

What does 'verse mean?
'verse means the (fictional) universe in which the TV series Firefly is set.
What part of speech is 'verse?
'verse is a noun.
What is the plural of 'verse?
The plural of 'verse is 'verses.

Words near 'verse in the dictionary

  1. 'urt
  2. 'Uthman
  3. 'vator
  4. 'vators
  5. 've
  6. 'verse
  7. 'verses
  8. 'vert
  9. 'verts
  10. 'Vette
  11. 'Vettes

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