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versal

[vur-suh l]

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adjective Archaic.

universal or whole.

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Origin of versal

1585–95; shortening of universal; cf. varsity

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Examples from the Web for versal

Historical Examples of versal

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