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universal language

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noun

  1. an auxiliary language that is used and understood everywhere.

  2. any kind of expression that is used and understood everywhere.

    Music is a universal language.


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Huawei’s technology, called UnifiedBus, aims to establish a universal language so different chips, even across separate server racks, can communicate directly.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

"It's now become engrained that music is a universal language, it's one of those things that binds us together regardless of what type of human being you are," she said.

From BBC Nov. 8, 2024

Yeah, those are the two: melody to me is the universal language.

From Salon May 22, 2024

Because of its “unparalleled position” in the world of sports, El-Sonni said, “football serves as a universal language spoken across the globe, cutting across national, cultural and socio-economic barriers.”

From Seattle Times May 7, 2024

“If I could, I’d write a huge encyclopedia just about the words luck and coincidence. It’s with those words that the universal language is written.”

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

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