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universal value

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A value that has the same value or worth for all, or almost all, people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 普世價值 /普世价值 (pǔshì jiàzhí) — a value considered common for all or almost all mankind
  • Chinese Mandarin: 普遍價值 /普遍价值 (pǔbiàn jiàzhí) — a value considered common for all or almost all mankind
  • Finnish: universaali arvo — a value considered common for all or almost all mankind
  • French: valeur universelle — a value considered common for all or almost all mankind
  • German: universelle Wert — a value considered common for all or almost all mankind
  • Japanese: 普遍的価値 (fuhenteki-na kachi) — a value considered common for all or almost all mankind
  • Russian: общечелове́ческая це́нность (obščečelovéčeskaja cénnostʹ) — a value considered common for all or almost all mankind
  • Russian: универса́льная це́нность (universálʹnaja cénnostʹ) — a value considered common for all or almost all mankind
  • Spanish: valor universal — a value considered common for all or almost all mankind
  • Ukrainian: загальнолю́дська ці́нність (zahalʹnoljúdsʹka cínnistʹ) — a value considered common for all or almost all mankind