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adjective
- 1. relating to or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases: "universal adult suffrage"
noun
- 1. a thing having universal effect, currency, or application.
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existing everywhere or involving everyone: a universal truth. Food, like sex, is a subject of almost universal interest. The new reforms have not met with universal approval within the party. Fewer examples. Over the years her work has compelled universal admiration and trust. The shooting of the policeman has received universal condemnation.
The meaning of UNIVERSAL is including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception; especially : available equitably to all members of a society. How to use universal in a sentence.
Universal definition: of, relating to, or characteristic of all or the whole. See examples of UNIVERSAL used in a sentence.
existing everywhere or involving everyone: a universal truth. Food, like sex, is a subject of almost universal interest. The new reforms have not met with universal approval within the party. Fewer examples. Over the years her work has compelled universal admiration and trust. The shooting of the policeman has received universal condemnation.
Universal describes something for everything or everyone. Universal design is architectural design that accommodates every person. A universal remote can change the stations on all your home entertainment systems, but hopefully not at once.
Something that is universal relates to everyone in the world or everyone in a particular group or society. The insurance industry has produced its own proposals for universal health care. The desire to look attractive is universal. universality (juːnɪvɜːʳsælɪti ) uncountable noun.
1. of, relating to, or typical of the whole of mankind or of nature. 2. common to, involving, or proceeding from all in a particular group. 3. applicable to or affecting many individuals, conditions, or cases; general. 4. existing or prevailing everywhere.
Definition of universal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
relating to everyone in the world, or to everyone in a particular group: Kittens and puppies have an almost universal appeal. universally. adverb. It's a style of music that is universally popular. (Definition of universal from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of universal. in Chinese (Traditional)
universal meaning, definition, what is universal: involving everyone in the world or in a ...: Learn more.
