universel

From Old French universal, a borrowing from Latin ūniversālis.

• IPA^(key): /y.ni.vɛʁ.sɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Homophones: universelle, universelles, universels

universel (feminine universelle, masculine plural universels, feminine plural universelles)

1. universal
2. all-purpose, universal (useful for many purposes)

   pince universelle ― combination pliers, lineman's pliers

   clef universelle ― universal key

• univers
• universalisation
• universaliser
• universalité
• universellement

• “universel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

universel m (feminine singular universela, masculine plural universei, feminine plural universeles)

1. universal

universel

1. Alternative form of universal