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universal

  • adjective
  • uni·vers·al
  • /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsl̩/

Of or pertaining to the universe.

Other meanings

  1. common to all members of a group or class.

  2. Common to all society; worldwide, global.

    “She achieved universal fame.”

Synonyms

  • general
  • worldwide
  • world-wide

Related words

  • angloversal
  • areoversal
  • interuniversal
  • quasiuniversal
  • subuniversal
  • superuniversal
  • Universalglot
  • Universalian
  • universalism
  • universalist
  • universalistic
  • universalness

Example sentences

  • “There are universal moral laws.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

  • “Is love a universal truth?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "ūniversālis".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “universal” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.