universalite

Middle English

Etymology

From Middle French universalité, from Late Latin universalitas; equivalent to universal +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iu̯nivɛrsaliˈteː/, /iu̯nivɛrsaːliˈteː/
Rhymes: -eː

Adjective

universalite

(Late Middle English, rare) the features common to everything in a class, discerned from the analysis of each thing in the class.
(Late Middle English, rare) the ability to generalise the features of each thing in a class to derive the common features.

Descendants

English: universality

References

“ūniversā̆l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-31.

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