drop cap

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drop cap

noun drop caps

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.
Similar: initial, versal

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noun large initial letter

Português	capitular, letra capital
Français	lettrine
Deutsch	Initiale, Kapitale
Ελληνικά	αρχίγραμμα archígramma, πρωτόγραμμα protógramma, λετρίνα letrína
Русский	бу́квица búkvica

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@misc{drop_cap_2026,
  title = {drop cap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drop%20cap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}