linguistic universal

Definitions of linguistic universal
  1. noun
    (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
    synonyms: universal
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    type of:
    linguistic rule, rule
    (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
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