adv
Meaning 1
In a universal manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
universally
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˌjunɪˈvɝsəli/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəli/
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CMU ARPABET: Y UW2 N AH0 V ER1 S AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
By everyone or by the vast majority of people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The movie was universally praised by its audience.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
everywhere
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- people universally agree on this
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Synonyms: none provided
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History
Etymology
From Middle English universally; equivalent to universal + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: universalment — in a universal manner
- Finnish: yleisesti — in a universal manner
- Finnish: yleismaailmallisesti — in a universal manner
- Finnish: universaalisti — in a universal manner
- French: universellement — in a universal manner
- Galician: universalmente — in a universal manner
- Greek: καθολικά (katholiká) — in a universal manner
- Italian: universalmente — in a universal manner
- Portuguese: universalmente — in a universal manner
- Spanish: universalmente — in a universal manner
Real reading context