Arrowverse

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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.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Arrowverse
  1. slanglifestyleThe 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

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).

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APA

Arrowverse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arrowverse

MLA

“Arrowverse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arrowverse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arrowverse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arrowverse.

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