Noun

• S: (n) universal, linguistic universal ((linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages)
• S: (n) universal, universal proposition ((logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class)
• S: (n) universal (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"
• S: (n) universal joint, universal (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"

Adjective

• S: (adj) cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-wide (of worldwide scope or applicability) "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"
• S: (adj) universal (applicable to or common to all members of a group or set) "the play opened to universal acclaim"; "rap enjoys universal appeal among teenage boys"
• S: (adj) universal (adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations) "universal wrench"; "universal chuck"; "universal screwdriver"
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