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universal
Of worldwide scope or applicability;- Christopher Morley
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adjective
Of worldwide scope or applicability;- Christopher Morley
“An issue of cosmopolitan import”
adjective
Applicable to or common to all members of a group or set
“The play opened to universal acclaim”
adjective
Adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations
“Universal wrench”
noun
(linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
noun
(logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class
noun
A behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings
“Some form of religion seems to be a human universal”
noun
Coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions
“In motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps”
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An issue of cosmopolitan import
The shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time
Universal experience
The play opened to universal acclaim
Rap enjoys universal appeal among teenage boys
Universal wrench
Universal chuck
Universal screwdriver
Some form of religion seems to be a human universal
In motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps
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