Universal

al-kullī

الكُلِّيّ

A universal (kullī) is a meaning whose very conception does not prevent it from being shared by many.

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Explanation

Whether the meaning actually has many instances does not matter; what matters is that conceiving it does not rule sharing out.

Universals are divided into the five universals: genus, species, differentia, proprium and common accident.

Also written as: kulli, kully, universal term.

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