# varioversal

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A linguistic feature that is recurrent in language varieties with similar sociolinguistic backgrounds.

## Etymology
From vari- + -o- + clipping of universal, equivalent to a blend of variety + universal with Latinizing -o-. Coined by Benedikt Szmrecsanyi and Bernd Kortmann (2009), apparently after earlier angloversal.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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