alternative universe

/AO0 L T ER1 N AH0 T IH0 V Y UW0 N AH0 V ER0 S/
noun
  1. 1

    (literature, narratology) An imaginary realm, often a variant form of the real world or of the fictional universe usually depicted in a work, depicting a different way events could have unfolded or the universe could have functioned.

  2. 2

    (physics, cosmology) A hypothetical world situated in a different dimension of space and time than the real world consisting of the universe known and experienced by human beings.

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