Meaning

1 senses
  1. A characteristic or property that particular things have in common.

    Universalie

    всео́бщееvseóbščeje

    a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings

Examples

117 sentences
  1. English is a universal language and is used all over the world.

    Англійська - універсальна мова, яку використовують по всьому світі. — Ahha

  2. Music is the universal language.

    Музика — універсальна мова. — deniko

    ruМузыка является универсальным языком. — Gruzilkin

    deMusik ist eine Universalsprache. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. English is like a universal language.

  4. Do we need a universal language?

    Чи нам потрібна міжнародна мова? — Oleksandr_Tahayev

    ruНужен ли универсальный язык? — unholywhale

    deBrauchen wir eine Universalsprache? — Manfredo

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  5. Music is universal.

    deMusik ist universell. — mayabe

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
A property that particular things have in common.:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
A property that particular things have in common.:

Origin

From Middle English universal, from Old French universal (modern French universel), from L

From Middle English universal, from Old French universal (modern French universel), from Latin ūniversālis, equivalent to universe + -al.

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Forms

plural: universals
Singularuniversal
Pluraluniversals

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class:universal proposition
  • (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages:linguistic universal
  • coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions:universal joint

Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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