"versal" meaning in English

See versal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Short for universal. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Short for <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">universal</i></span>.|lang=}} Short for universal., {{short for|en|universal}} Short for universal. Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} versal
  1. (obsolete) Universal Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-versal-en-adj-sjtrTQYU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: versals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} versal (plural versals)
  1. (typography, calligraphy) Ornamental letter that begins a section Categories (topical): Calligraphy, Typography Synonyms (ornamental letter): drop cap, initial
    Sense id: en-versal-en-noun-IoTxPM~i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Topics: arts, calligraphy, communications, journalism, literature, media, publishing, typography, writing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for versal meaning in English (2.2kB)

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      "word": "drop cap"
    },
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      "sense": "ornamental letter",
      "word": "initial"
    }
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