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universal noun
Meaning : (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages.
Synonyms : linguistic universal
Meaning : (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class.
Synonyms : universal proposition
(logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class.
particular, particular propositionMeaning : A behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings.
Example :
Some form of religion seems to be a human universal.
Meaning : Coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions.
Example :
In motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps.
Synonyms : universal joint
universal adjective
Meaning : Of worldwide scope or applicability.
Example :
An issue of cosmopolitan import.
The shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time.
Universal experience.
Synonyms : cosmopolitan, ecumenical, general, oecumenical, world-wide, worldwide
Meaning : Applicable to or common to all members of a group or set.
Example :
The play opened to universal acclaim.
Rap enjoys universal appeal among teenage boys.
Meaning : Adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations.
Example :
Universal wrench.
Universal chuck.
Universal screwdriver.
