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  • Drop cap | Definition and Translations

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    A drop cap or initial is a letter at the beginning of a word, a chapter, or a paragraph that is larger than the rest of the text.

     

    Dutch: initiaal
    French: lettrine
    German: Initiale
    Italian: capolettera
    Norwegian: initial
    Polish: inicjał
    Portuguese: letra capitular
    Russian: буквица
    Spanish: capitular
    Ukrainian: буквиця
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