how to pronounce universal

/ˌjuː.nɪˈvɜː.səl/

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universal is pronounced in four syllables

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uː

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ɜː

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An example use of universal in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… he look at a universal basic income so …”

meaning of universal

Universal means all-encompassing, including all things.

universal frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word universal occurs in english on average 26.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics universal can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that universal can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;