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universal
What does universal mean?
universal (adjective): common to all society; worldwide, global.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use universal in a sentence?
- Universal experience. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce universal?
/ˌjunəˈvɝsəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does universal come from?
From Middle English universal, from Old French universal (Modern French universel), from Latin ūniversālis, equivalent to universe + -al.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to universal
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “universal” mean?
fitting close, or too close, to the body
Not quite: that's what tight means.
common to all society; worldwide, global
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untrue, not factual, factually incorrect
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having or caused by an irregular surface
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