Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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universal | Yes | Yes | No | No |
general | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
universal (noun) | general (noun) |
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coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions | a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular) |
a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings | a general officer of the highest rank |
(logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class | the head of a religious order or congregation |
(linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages |
universal (adjective) | general (adjective) |
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adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations | applying to all or most members of a category or group |
of worldwide scope or applicability | affecting the entire body |
applicable to or common to all members of a group or set | prevailing among and common to the general public |
of worldwide scope or applicability | |
somewhat indefinite | |
not specialized or limited to one class of things |
universal (verb) | general (verb) |
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command as a general |