versal

[ vur-suh l ]

/ ˈvɜr səl /

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adjective Archaic.

universal or whole.

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Nearby words

vers., versace, versailles, versailles, palace of, versailles, treaty of, versal, versant, versatile, verse, versed, versed sine

Origin of versal

1585–95; shortening of universal; cf. varsity

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for versal

I conceive mining to be the noblest business in the ‘versal world.’
Wild Wales|George Borrow