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Arrowverse

Arrowverse proper noun: the fictional shared universe that serves as the setting of various live action series based on DC Comics superheroes: Arrow (2012), The Flash (2014), Legends of Tomorrow (2016), etc.

Proper noun

the Arrowverse

  1. (slang) The fictional shared universe that serves as the setting of various live action series based on DC Comics superheroes: Arrow (2012), The Flash (2014), Legends of Tomorrow (2016), etc.

Origin of Arrowverse

From arrow (“projectile that is shot from a bow”) + -verse, after Arrow (TV series), from Green Arrow (a fictional archer and superhero, the protagonist of the TV series).

Questions about Arrowverse

What does Arrowverse mean?
Arrowverse means the fictional shared universe that serves as the setting of various live action series based on DC Comics superheroes: Arrow (2012), The Flash (2014), Legends of Tomorrow (2016), etc.
What part of speech is Arrowverse?
Arrowverse is a proper noun.

Words near Arrowverse in the dictionary

  1. arrowtails
  2. arrowtooth
  3. arrowtooth flounder
  4. arrowtooth flounders
  5. Arrowtown
  6. Arrowverse
  7. arrowweed
  8. arrowweeds
  9. arrowwood
  10. arrowwoods
  11. arrowword

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Arrowverse (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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