LINGUISTIC UNIVERSAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages

Synonyms:

linguistic universal; universal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("linguistic universal" is a kind of...):

linguistic rule; rule ((linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice)

Domain category:

linguistics (the scientific study of language)

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