noun
Other Word Forms
- nonuniversality noun
Etymology
Origin of universality
1325–75; Middle English universalite < Late Latin ūniversālitās. See universal, -ity
Example Sentences
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Burden has been surprised by the overwhelming resonance of her book, and the universality of the emotional and psychological pain she endured in her marriage.
From Los Angeles Times
It's a company with a remit for universality, existing to serve everyone in the UK.
From BBC
Readers are as varied as individuals, but there’s a universality of emotion.
From Los Angeles Times
The Winter Olympic Federations said in a statement earlier this week it was "fully committed" to "innovation, universality, and strengthening the special and clearly differentiated appeal" of the Olympic Winter Games.
From BBC
In considering Mexican history, he asks us to look first to its “everyday universality” and only then to “the uniqueness of the peoples who made the first truly global society.”
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