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versal

[ vur-suh l ]
/ ˈvɜr səl /
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adjective Archaic.

universal or whole.

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Nearby words

  1. vers.,
  2. versace,
  3. versailles,
  4. versailles, palace of,
  5. versailles, treaty of,
  6. versant,
  7. versatile,
  8. verse,
  9. versed,
  10. versed sine

Origin of versal

1585–95; shortening of universal; cf. varsity
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Examples from the Web for versal

  • I conceive mining to be the noblest business in the ‘versal world.’

    Wild Wales|George Borrow