linguistic universal

linguistic universal


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1970–75
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Linguistic universal is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
WordNet
linguistic universal

noun
(linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages [syn: universal
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