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(1):

(n.) The whole; the general system of the universe; the universe.

(2):

(n.) A general abstract conception, so called from being universally applicable to, or predicable of, each individual or species contained under it.

(3):

(n.) A universal proposition. See Universal, a., 4.

(4):

(a.) 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.

(5):

(a.) Constituting or considered as a whole; total; entire; whole; as, the universal world.

(6):

(a.) Adapted or adaptable to all or to various uses, shapes, sizes, etc.; as, a universal milling machine.

(7):

(a.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Universal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​u/universal.html. 1828.
 
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