to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) · to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) · (of two or more things) interchangeable

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English is spoken in a lot of countries.

英语是很多国家通用的语言。

English has now become the common language of several nations in the world.

英语现已成为世界上许多国家的通用语言了。

Seashells were the legal tender in the Shang dynasty.

在商朝，贝朋为通用货币。

English is a language spoken all over the world.

英语是一种全世界通用的语言。

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