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universal
adjective
true
or
suitable
for
all
people
,
places
,
or
situations
,
without
exception
•
Access
to
clean
water
is
a
universal
human
right
.
Access
to
clean
water
is
a
universal
human
right
.
•
Smiling
is
a
universal
sign
of
friendliness
.
Smiling
is
a
universal
sign
of
friendliness
.
from
Latin
universalis
“
whole
,
entire
,
relating
to
all
,”
from
universus
“
combined
into
one
,
whole
,”
from
unus
“
one
”
+
versus
“
turned
.”
noun
a
general
idea
or
quality
that
is
shared
by
all
particular
things
of
the
same
kind
,
especially
in
philosophy
or
logic
•
Philosophers
debate
whether
"
redness
"
is
a
real
universal
or
merely
a
construct
of
the
mind
.
Philosophers
debate
whether
"
redness
"
is
a
real
universal
or
merely
a
construct
of
the
mind
.
•
The
problem
of
universals
puzzled
many
medieval
scholars
.
The
problem
of
universals
puzzled
many
medieval
scholars
.
Adopted
in
philosophical
writing
of
the
late
Middle
Ages
,
drawing
directly
on
Latin
universale
meaning
“
that
which
relates
to
all
.”
