"drop cap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drop caps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} drop cap (plural drop caps)
  1. (typography) A large initial letter that drops below the first line of a paragraph, usually used at the beginning of a section or chapter of a book. Categories (topical): Typography Synonyms (large initial letter): initial, versal Translations (large initial letter): lettrine [feminine] (French), αρχίγραμμα (archígramma) [neuter] (Greek), πρωτόγραμμα (protógramma) [neuter] (Greek), süllyesztett iniciálé (Hungarian), capitular [feminine] (Portuguese), letra capital [feminine] (Portuguese), бу́квица (búkvica) [feminine] (Russian), anfang [neuter] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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