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u·ni·ver·sal
(yo͞o′nə-vûr′səl)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or affecting the entire universe: the universal laws of physics.
2. Including, relating to, or affecting all members of the class or group under consideration; applicable in all cases: universal vaccination; universal suffrage. See Synonyms at general.
3. Done, produced, or shared by all members of the class or group under consideration: a discovery that met with universal acclaim.
4. Adapted or adjustable to many sizes, uses, or devices: a universal remote control.
5. Logic Encompassing all of the members of a class or group. Used of a proposition.
n.
1. Logic
a. A universal proposition.
b. A general or abstract concept or term considered absolute or axiomatic.
2. A general or widely held principle, concept, or notion.
3. A trait or pattern of behavior characteristic of all the members of a particular culture or of all humans.
u′ni·ver′sal·ly adv.
u′ni·ver′sal·ness n.
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universally
(ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəlɪ)adv
everywhere or in every case; without exception: this principle applies universally.
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universally
adverb
1. without exception, uniformly, everywhere, always, invariably, across the board, in all cases, in every instance a universally accepted point of view
2. widely, internationally, everywhere, worldwide, globally The disadvantage is that it is not universally available.
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Translations
بصورَةٍ عامَّه، عالمياً
všestranně
általánosanegyetemesen
almennt, um allan heim
všestranne
dünyacaevrensel olarak
universally
[ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəlɪ] ADV [accepted, acknowledged] → universalmente, generalmente; [popular, available] → en todas partes; [known] → mundialmente; [applicable] → para todo; [condemned] → unánimementethere is no universally accepted definition → no existe una definición aceptada universalmente or generalmente aceptada
he was universally liked → caía bien a todo el mundo, todo el mundo lo apreciaba
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universally
[ˌjuːniˈvɜːrsəli] adv (= by everyone) [accepted, recognised] → universellement, par tous
a universally accepted point of view → un point de vue universellement accepté, un point de vue accepté par tous
a universally accepted point of view → un point de vue universellement accepté, un point de vue accepté par tous
(= everywhere) → partout
(= in every situation) → toujours
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universally
adv → allgemein; universally applicable → allgemeingültig; he was universally liked → er erfreute sich allgemeiner Beliebtheit; tips are now almost universally included in hotel bills → Trinkgelder sind heutzutage fast immer in Hotelrechnungen inbegriffen
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universe
(ˈjuːnivəːs) noun everything – earth, planets, sun, stars etc – that exists anywhere. Somewhere in the universe there must be another world like ours.
ˌuniˈversal adjective affecting, including etc the whole of the world or all or most people. English may become a universal language that everyone can learn and use.
ˌuniˈversally adverbˌuniverˈsality (-ˈsӕ-) noun
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