language universal

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noun Linguistics.

a trait or property of language that exists, or has the potential to exist, in all languages.

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RELATED WORDS

jargon, creole, pidgin

Nearby words

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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