adj.
relating to or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases.
▸Logic denoting a proposition in which something is asserted of all of a class. Contrasted with particular.
n.
- Logic a universal proposition.
- Philosophy a term or concept of general application.
▸a nature or essence signified by a general term.
Derivative
- universality n.
- universally adv.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., or from L. universalis, from universus (see universe).