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universal

 adjective
     
u‧ni‧ver‧sal W3
1 involving everyone in the world or in a particular group:
free universal health-care
These stories have universal appeal.
a democracy based on universal suffrage (=when every adult has the right to vote)
2 true or suitable in every situation:
—universally adverb
—universality noun [uncountable]
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