Universal

·noun A universal proposition. ·see Universal, ·adj, 4.

II. Universal ·noun The whole; the general system of the universe; the universe.

III. Universal ·adj Constituting or considered as a whole; total; entire; whole; as, the universal world.

IV. Universal ·adj Adapted or adaptable to all or to various uses, shapes, sizes, ·etc.; as, a universal milling machine.

V. Universal ·noun A general abstract conception, so called from being universally applicable to, or predicable of, each individual or species contained under it.

VI. Universal ·adj Of or pertaining to the universe; extending to, including, or affecting, the whole number, quantity, or space; unlimited; general; all-reaching; all-pervading; as, universal ruin; universal good; universal benevolence or benefice.

VII. Universal ·adj Forming the whole of a genus; relatively unlimited in extension; affirmed or denied of the whole of a subject; as, a universal proposition;

— opposed to particular; ·e.g. (universal affirmative) All men are animals; (universal negative) No men are omniscient.