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Definition of universal adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

      

    universal

     adjective
    adjective
    NAmE//ˌyunəˈvərsl//
     
     
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  1. 1done by or involving all the people in the world or in a particular group Such problems are a universal feature of old age. Agreement on this issue is almost universal. universal suffrage (= the right of all the people in a country to vote)
  2. 2true or right at all times and in all places universal facts about human nature
universality
 
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NAmE//ˌyunəvərˈsælət̮i//
 
noun the universality of religious experienceSee universal in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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