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Pronunciation / Transliteration: universal
"A música tem uma linguagem universal."
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Applicable to all cases; affecting or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group.
"Access to education should be a universal human right."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'universalis', meaning 'belonging to all' or 'general', from 'universus' (combined into one, whole). It entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, initially denoting concepts related to the entire universe before shifting to mean applicable everywhere or to all things.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Universal" is said worldwide
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universel
Transliteration: universel
"C'est un problème universel."
universell
Transliteration: universell
"Das ist ein universelles Gesetz."
universale
Transliteration: universale
"Questo è un valore universale."
universal
Transliteration: universal
"Fue un éxito universal."
universal
Transliteration: universal
"A música tem uma linguagem universal."
सार्वभौमिक
Transliteration: sarvabhaumik
"यह एक सार्वभौमिक सत्य है।"
普遍的
Transliteration: pǔbiàn de
"这是一个普遍的问题。"
보편적인
Transliteration: bo-pyeon-jeok-in
"그것은 보편적인 진실이다."
普遍的な
Transliteration: fūhen-teki na
"それは普遍的な真実です。"
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