capital letter

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noun

a letter of the alphabet that usually differs from its corresponding lowercase letter in form and height, as A, B, Q, and R as distinguished from a, b, q, and r: used as the initial letter of a proper name, the first word of a sentence, etc.
Also called capital.

Words nearby capital letter

capital formation, capital gain, capital gains tax, capital goods, capital investment, capital letter, capital letters, capital levy, capital loss, capital market, capital offense

Words related to capital letter

cap, capital, majuscule

Example sentences from the Web for capital letter

  • If the capital-letter be retained where a prefix is put to a proper name, the hyphen is obviously necessary.

    "Stops" |Paul Allardyce