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universal

view main entry for universaladjective  /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜː(r)s(ə)l/
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universality

  /ˌjuːnɪvɜː(r)ˈsæləti/  noun [uncountable]
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universally

adverb
universally adverbHe's universally known as Charlie.Everyone and everybody: everyone, everybody, all, altogether, one and all, across-the-board, universal, without distinction (of something), from someone downwards

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