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noun
A fictional setting that is a modification of the common multi-author shared-world setting used in standard stories. A parallel dimension alternate universe setting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
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History
From else + world. From being a world that is elsewhere from the regular world. Genericization of the trademark ElseWorlds, created by DC Comics.
