universality

[ yoo-nuh-ver-sal-i-tee ]

/ ˌyu nə vərˈsæl ɪ ti /

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noun, plural u·ni·ver·sal·i·ties.

the character or state of being universal; existence or prevalence everywhere.

relation, extension, or applicability to all.

universal character or range of knowledge, interests, etc.

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Origin of universality

1325–75; Middle English universalite<Late Latin ūniversālitās.See universal, -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM universality

non·u·ni·ver·sal·i·ty, noun

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How to use universality in a sentence

Political philosophers even reconstructed their thinking about the universality of liberty to praise the American Revolution while condemning the Haitian one.
Stereotypes about Haiti erase the long history of U.S.-Haiti ties|Robert Taber|July 8, 2021|Washington Post
In a country struggling to agree about its core principles, universality isn’t as attractive as it used to be.
The WNBA once worried about survival. Now it has a bolder vision.|Jerry Brewer|May 14, 2021|Washington Post
Yang, now running for mayor of New York City, has also shifted away from his focus on universality.
Covid killed UBI; Long live guaranteed income|Eileen Guo|May 7, 2021|MIT Technology Review
There’s a kind of universality to being a woman in the search industry.
8 lessons before starting a digital marketing business; Plus, voice analysis for marketing; Thursday’s daily brief|Carolyn Lyden|May 6, 2021|Search Engine Land

This summer, in the journal Behavioral and Brain Sciences, more than 100 scholars sound off on evolution and universality of music.
What Makes Music Universal - Issue 99: Universality|Kevin Berger|April 29, 2021|Nautilus
Rather, the universality of Barcelona lies in the common experience shared by all Americans who spend time abroad.
Whit Stillman on the 20th Anniversary of ‘Barcelona’, His New Amazon Series, and the Myth of the Ugly Expat|Michael Weiss|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Alchemical songs that achieve pop universality through personal specificity.
Remembering Weezer’s ‘The Blue Album,’ A Garage Rock Classic, on Its 20th Anniversary|Andrew Romano|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The creative team behind Looking, though, is certainly aware that the expectation for universality exists.
HBO’s ‘Looking,’ Gays, and Sex: Are We All Expecting Too Much?|Kevin Fallon|January 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By delving into her own experience, Carucci was able to examine more deeply the universality of motherhood.
Elinor Carucci Captures the Messy, Beautiful Reality of Motherhood|Amy Zimmerman|November 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
With Kamala Khan, Marvel is smashing the tired stereotype by showing the universality of issues that plague teenagers.
Meet the Muslim Ms. Marvel: Kamala Khan’s Fight Against Stereotypes|Rula Jebreal|November 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It is this universality of the exercise that makes dancing a subject of importance.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
That the effect may be frustrated, is, therefore, no objection to the universality of laws of causation.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
If this be not the case, Intelligence must have begotten all the differences, or rather, be their universality.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)
Intelligence is therefore universal, because this universality forms its very nature.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)
Thus Essence reveals within itself all the Forms and universality.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)

British Dictionary definitions for universality

universality

/ (ˌjuːnɪvɜːˈsælɪtɪ) /

noun

the state or quality of being universal

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