universal

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universal Definition

• (n) coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions; "in motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps"
• (s) of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"

universal Synonyms

• cosmopolitan
• ecumenical
• general
• oecumenical
• universal
• universal joint
• worldwide