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How to pronounce universal
Say it like this: /ˌjunəˈvɜɹs(ə)l/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does universal mean?
adjOf or pertaining to the universe.
Common to all members of a group or class.
“I had been planning every day through these years toward a universal car.”
Common to all society; worldwide, global.
“She achieved universal fame.”
nounA characteristic or property that particular things have in common.
“But these are universals, not confined / To any one time, place, or human kind.”
A pattern that occurs systematically across natural languages.
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