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- pronunciation:
- yu
nih
vuhr
s
 l
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, relating to, or characteristic of the whole world or the world's population.
They have predicted a universal shift in climate.- synonyms:
- global, worldwide
- similar words:
- comprehensive, general, international
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| definition 2: |
including, affecting, or on the part of everyone.
They worked hard to achieve universal suffrage.The need for food and shelter is universal.This principle now has universal acceptance.- similar words:
- comprehensive, ecumenical, general, global, international, widespread, worldwide
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| definition 3: |
pertaining to, present in, or including all members of a particular group.
- synonyms:
- common, generic
- similar words:
- comprehensive, general
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| definition 4: |
including or knowing many skills or subjects; broad.
- synonyms:
- broad, comprehensive, inclusive
- antonyms:
- parochial
- similar words:
- catholic, general, liberal
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| definition 5: |
of or relating to the universe; cosmic.
- synonyms:
- cosmic
- similar words:
- endless, infinite, limitless, unbounded
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| definition 6: |
adaptable to many functions or uses.
a universal tool- synonyms:
- versatile
- similar words:
- all-purpose, general, unspecialized
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| related words: |
all, common, prevailing, prevalent, public, radical, rife, spacious |
The word universal
contains the following part:
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
  More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, annual, artificial, biblical, brutal, capital, central, chemical, classical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, personal, plural, political, potential, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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