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universal

/ˌjunəˈvɝsəl/ · 9 letters · 9 distinct letters

  1. adjective

    of worldwide scope or applicability; ;, Christopher Morley

    an issue of cosmopolitan import

  2. noun

    (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages

  3. noun

    (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class

  4. noun

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

    some form of religion seems to be a human universal

  5. noun

    coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions

    in motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps

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