universal language
Americannoun
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an auxiliary language that is used and understood everywhere.
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any kind of expression that is used and understood everywhere.
Music is a universal language.
Example Sentences
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But farce is a universal language, and the hilarity is not just translated but alchemized into something riotously contemporary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
"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
The series invites viewers into the perspective of everyday people and how music can be a universal language and healer to all.
From Salon ● May 19, 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
But he was excited at his intuitive understanding of the camel driver’s comment: maybe he was also learning the universal language that deals with the past and the present of all people.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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