capital letter
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- noun
- /ˈkæpɪtəl ˈlɛtər/
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letra mayúscula
- Label each appendix with capital letters (Appendix A, Appendix B).
- word in capital letter
- italic and capital letters
You now have the, the big OL and Y in capital letters in your bio.
- You now have the, the big OL and Y in capital letters in your bio.
- Let me call those special YS by a capital letter.
Examples
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Correct capitalization. Correct uses of capital letters were counted.
Academic text (2002) -
Yes, there should be a law against the use of capital letters in a post.
Blog text (22) -
You do realize that the Chicago Manual of Style is referring to capital letters, right?
Blog text (5) -
Things like Apple and Orange don't start with a capital letter unless they start with a sentence.
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Write in capital letters.
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Words in capital letters indicate either a satisfactory level of skill achievement or awareness of a concept.
Academic text (1994) -
Book titles are italicized, and the first word begins with a capital letter, but all the other words are lowercase.
Academic text (2002) -
The name of the country, France, should always be written with a capital letter.
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In English, you start a sentence with a capital letter to indicate its beginning.
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When typing your name, make sure to use a capital letter for the first letter of your first name.
Synonyms
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A large letter used at the start of names or sentences
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A large letter used at the start of names or sentences
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A large letter that begins names and sentences
Large letters that start sentences and names
A large capital letter used at the start of names or sentences
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an uppercase letter' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'capital' (uppercase) with 'letter' (an alphabet symbol); the phrase follows standard English orthographic composition. This is a common, cross-linguistically recognizable term, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase capital letter comes from the old idea that a capital is the 'head' or main thing and so a large letter stands at the 'head' of a sentence or name. That's why we use capital letters to show the 'start' of a sentence or to mark 'important' names.