versal
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of versal
Example Sentences
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More than anything, the exhibition seemed to prove that 20th-Century art is far too subjective for the telling of uni versal truths.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whatever the cause of its sudden thickening, Matthews reasoned, the bridge could not have grown faster than the velocity of light, which is the uni versal speed limit.
From Time Magazine Archive
I anger her sometimes, and tell her that Paris is the properer man; but I'll warrant you, when I say so, she looks as pale as any clout in the versal world.
From Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
This crater consists of a circle of hills some of which stand quite detached, but all have a very regular, qua- qua versal dip, at an inclination of between thirty and forty degrees.
From Volcanic Islands by Charles Darwin
Behold, we learn thus how bitter afflictions and uni-940 versal miseries came upon us.
From Genesis A Translated from the Old English by Lawrence Mason
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