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Whoniverse

Whoniverse proper noun: the universe in which the television series Doctor Who, Torchwood, and The Sarah Jane Adventures, as well as related books, comics and other stories, are set.

Proper noun

the Whoniverse

  1. (slang) The universe in which the television series Doctor Who, Torchwood, and The Sarah Jane Adventures, as well as related books, comics and other stories, are set.
    • While 'retconning' the scripts, I came up with a number of theories that throw new light on the Doctor, his past, and various other elements of the Whoniverse.2003, Jean-Marc Lofficier, Randy Lofficier, The Nth Doctor, →ISBN, page 5
    • The Blinovitch limitation effect, however, appears to be a law of physics in the Whoniverse.2006, Paul Parsons, The science of Doctor Who, →ISBN, page 43
  2. (dated, possibly) The totality of all things connected to the series Doctor Who, including the fictional universe which is its setting, the real-world sets on which it is filmed, its actors and fandom, etc.
    • Special mention must also go to all the wonderful people I've met since becoming part of the ‘Whoniverse’: Joe Lidster, Stuart Manning, Scott Handcock, Tom Spilsbury, Gareth Roberts, Darren Scott, Kieron Grant, Neil Corry, […]2010, Oli Smith, Doctor Who: Nuclear Time, →ISBN, page 245

Origin of Whoniverse

Blend of (Doctor) Who + universe

Questions about Whoniverse

What does Whoniverse mean?
Whoniverse means the universe in which the television series Doctor Who, Torchwood, and The Sarah Jane Adventures, as well as related books, comics and other stories, are set.
What part of speech is Whoniverse?
Whoniverse is a proper noun.

Words near Whoniverse in the dictionary

  1. whomsoe'er
  2. whomsoever
  3. whomsomever
  4. whomsoëver
  5. whomst
  6. Whoniverse
  7. whoo
  8. whoo doggie
  9. whoo doggy
  10. whoo hoo
  11. whoo-hah

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