versal

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adjective

Universal

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drop capinitial
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Meanings

versal1

adjective
  1. obsoleteUniversal

    I'll warrant you, when I say so, she looks as pale as any clout in the versal world.

    c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]

versal2

nounversal (plural versals)

plural versals

  1. artsAn ornamental letter that begins a section.

    Synonyms: drop cap, initial

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn ornamental letter that begins a section.

Similar
drop capinitial
Also see
drop capinitial

Origin

versal · adjective

Clipping of universal.

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versal · noun

By surface analysis, verse + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

slaverservalsalver
Cite this entry
APA

versal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/versal

MLA

“versal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/versal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “versal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/versal.

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