universal
yoo-nih-VUR-suladjMeaning true of, used by or including everyone or everything
Memory hook UNIVERSE-al: true across the whole UNIVERSE. Pip lands on a faraway planet, and the robot there waves hello, just like at home. Waving hello is universal!
A smile is a universal sign of friendliness.
In context The love of music seems almost universal: every culture that has ever been studied has had songs, from lullabies to work chants.
Similar general, worldwide, all-embracing, everywhere
Opposite particular, limited, local
From Latin universalis, from universus, “all together, whole”: unus (one) + versus (turned).