universal language

American  

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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Example Sentences

And of course in a world full of mixed and diasporic identities, with access to art and ideas around the world, is a centuries’ old folk song really a barrier when music is seen as a universal language?

From Salon

“Disney stories are the universal language of childhood,” Kurs said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

From her early days of growing up in the L.A. area, Miss Nenna, 32, felt a deep connection to the universal language of math.

From Los Angeles Times

“Basketball is a universal language. Winning’s always fun, not just beating a team from Duke.”

From Los Angeles Times

Music truly is the universal language.”

From Los Angeles Times