English to English
universal
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adjective (a)
- Of or pertaining to the universe; extending to, including, or affecting, the whole number, quantity, or space; unlimited; general; all-reaching; all-pervading; as, universal ruin; universal good; universal benevolence or benefice.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings(noun.cognition)Example:
Some form of religion seems to be a human universal.
source: wordnet30 - coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions(noun.artifact)Example:
In motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps.
source: wordnet30 - The whole; the general system of the universe; the universe.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- of worldwide scope or applicability(adj.all)Example:
Universal experience.
source: wordnet30 - applicable to or common to all members of a group or set(adj.all)Example:
The play opened to universal acclaim.
Rap enjoys universal appeal among teenage boys.
source: wordnet30 - adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations(adj.all)Example:
Universal wrench.
Universal chuck.
Universal screwdriver.
source: wordnet30
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