universal

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Shared by or true for everyone in a group.

   The play opened to universal acclaim.

2. 2
   adj

   Existing or happening everywhere in the world.

   Music has a universal appeal across all cultures.

3. 3
   adj

   Suitable for many different uses or purposes.

   This universal tool fits screws of almost any size.

4. 4
   noun

   A quality or pattern shared by all members of a group.

   Some form of religion seems to be a human universal.

From Middle English universal, from Old French universal (modern French universel), from Latin ūniversālis, equivalent to universe + -al.

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