language universal
noun Linguistics.
a trait or property of language that exists, or has the potential to exist, in all languages.
Words nearby language universal
language isolate, language laboratory, language planning, language school, language transfer, language universal, langue, langue d'oc, langue d'oïl, langue de boeuf, langue de chat
Origin of language universal
First recorded in 1965–70
Also called linguistic universal.
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