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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Marianne, who is now in the sixth form, said: "I want to become a vet and in medicine it's a kind of universal language for all sorts of things, so it's really useful."
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2025
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
Soccer, she found, is a universal language understood by children from Armenia to Zaire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 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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