universal
A characteristic or property that particular things have in commonA characteristic or property that particular things have in common.
» English is a universal language and is used all over the world.
Англійська - універсальна мова, яку використовують по всьому світі.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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 sentencesEnglish is a universal language and is used all over the world.
Англійська - універсальна мова, яку використовують по всьому світі. — Ahha
Music is the universal language.
Музика — універсальна мова. — deniko
ruМузыка является универсальным языком. — Gruzilkin
deMusik ist eine Universalsprache. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
English is like a universal language.
Do we need a universal language?
Чи нам потрібна міжнародна мова? — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruНужен ли универсальный язык? — unholywhale
deBrauchen wir eine Universalsprache? — Manfredo
Music is universal.
deMusik ist universell. — mayabe
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English universal, from Old French universal (modern French universel), from LFrom Middle English universal, from Old French universal (modern French universel), from Latin ūniversālis, equivalent to universe + -al.
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Forms
plural: universals| Singular | universal |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- (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