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Noun
1.1.1
Synonyms
1.1.2
Translations
1.1.3
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drop cap
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Noun
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drop
cap
(
plural
drop caps
)
(
typography
)
A large
initial
letter
that drops below the first line of a
paragraph
, usually used at the beginning of a section or chapter of a book.
Synonyms
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(
large initial letter
)
:
initial
,
versal
Translations
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large initial letter
French:
lettrine
(fr)
f
Greek:
αρχίγραμμα
(el)
n
(
archígramma
)
,
πρωτόγραμμα
(el)
n
(
protógramma
)
Hungarian:
süllyesztett
iniciálé
Portuguese:
capitular
(pt)
f
,
letra capital
f
Swedish:
anfang
(sv)
n
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