Meanings
nounelseworld (plural elseworlds)
plural elseworlds
- fictionA fictional setting that is a modification of the common multi-author shared-world setting used in standard stories. A parallel dimension alternate universe setting.
Origin
From else + world. From being a world that is elsewhere from the regular world. Genericization of the trademark ElseWorlds, created by DC Comics.
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elseworld. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elseworld
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“elseworld.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elseworld. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elseworld,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elseworld.
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