a. | 1. | 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. |
| 2. | Constituting or considered as a whole; total; entire; whole; as, the universal world. |
| 3. | (Mech.) Adapted or adaptable to all or to various uses, shapes, sizes, etc.; as, a universal milling machine. |
| 4. | (Logic) 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. |
n. | 1. | The whole; the general system of the universe; the universe. |
| 2. | (Logic) A general abstract conception, so called from being universally applicable to, or predicable of, each individual or species contained under it. |