Of or pertaining to the universe.
Common to all members of a group or class.
In Logic, the letter A is used as a symbol for the universal affirmative proposition in the general form "all x is y."
Common to all society; worldwide.
She achieved universal fame.
A characteristic or property that particular things have in common.
When we examine common words, we find that, broadly speaking, proper names stand for particulars, while other substantives, adjectives, prepositions, and verbs stand for universals.
From Middle English universal, from Old French universal (modern French universel), from Latin ūniversālis, equivalent to universe + -al.
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