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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

“Dance is the universal language, and it belongs to everyone. We all have different bodies; we all have different identities. We can all coexist together and create something beautiful.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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

Science on the other hand is dispassionate and without bias, it is the only universal language.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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