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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024u•ni•ver•sal•ly (yo̅o̅′nə vûr′sə lē),USA pronunciation adv. - in a universal manner;
in every instance or place;
without exception.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; see universal, -ly
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: universally /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəlɪ/ adv - everywhere or in every case; without exception: this principle applies universally
u•ni•ver•sal /ˌyunəˈvɜrsəl/USA pronunciation adj. - of, relating to, or characteristic of all members or of the whole:A universal characteristic of language is the ability to form questions.
- affecting, concerning, or involving all:universal schooling for all children.
- that applies to all cases or that applies everywhere:a universal cure.
- Linguisticsused or understood by all:a universal language.
- present or existing everywhere:universal truths.
n. [countable] - Sociologya cultural pattern or way of thinking or acting found in every known society or common to all members of a particular culture.
- Linguisticsa trait or property of language that exists or has the potential to exist in all languages.
- Mechanical Engineeringuniversal joint.
u•ni•ver•sal•i•ty /ˌyunəvərˈsælɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] u•ni•ver•sal•ly, adv. See -uni-, -vert-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024u•ni•ver•sal (yo̅o̅′nə vûr′səl),USA pronunciation adj. - of, pertaining to, or characteristic of all or the whole:universal experience.
- applicable everywhere or in all cases;
general:a universal cure. - affecting, concerning, or involving all:universal military service.
- Linguisticsused or understood by all:a universal language.
- present everywhere:the universal calm of southern seas.
- versed in or embracing many or all skills, branches of learning, etc.:Leonardo da Vinci was a universal genius.
- of or pertaining to the universe, all nature, or all existing things:universal cause.
- characterizing all or most members of a class;
generic. - Philosophy[Logic.](of a proposition) asserted of every member of a class.
- Linguisticsfound in all languages or belonging to the human language faculty.
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]noting any of various machines, tools, or devices widely adaptable in position, range of use, etc.
- Metallurgy
- (of metal plates and shapes) rolled in a universal mill.
- (of a rolling mill or rolling method) having or employing vertical edging rolls.
n. - something that may be applied throughout the universe to many things, usually thought of as an entity that can be in many places at the same time.
- Sociologya trait, characteristic, or property, as distinguished from a particular individual or event, that can be possessed in common, as the care of a mother for her young.
- Philosophy[Logic.]a universal proposition.
- Philosophy
- a general term or concept or the generic nature that such a term signifies;
a Platonic idea or Aristotelian form. - an entity that remains unchanged in character in a series of changes or changing relations.
- [Hegelianism.]See concrete universal.
- LinguisticsSee language universal.
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]See universal joint.
- Latin ūniversālis. See universe, -al1
- Middle French
- Middle English universel (adjective, adjectival) 1325–75
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See general.
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