expanded universes

A form of expanded universe — In fiction, the extension of a media franchise (i.e. a television show, series of feature films, etc.) with other media (generally comics and original novels), often with the result being that the stories described in the other media are not considered canon in the original.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of expanded universe
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