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Definition of universal grammar noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

universal grammar

noun
 
/ˌjuːnɪvɜːsl ˈɡræmə(r)/
 
/ˌjuːnɪvɜːrsl ˈɡræmər/
[uncountable, countable] (linguistics)
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  1. the set of rules that is thought to be able to describe all languages
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