versal
English
Etymology 1
Short for universal.
Adjective
versal
- (obsolete) Universal
- 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]:
- I'll warrant you, when I say so, she looks as pale as any clout in the versal world.
Etymology 2
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Noun
versal P (calligraphy)
versal (plural versals)
- (typography, calligraphy) Ornamental letter that begins a section
Swedish
Declension
| Declension of versal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | versal | versalen | versaler | versalerna |
| Genitive | versals | versalens | versalers | versalernas |
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Antonyms
Related terms
- versalisera
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