capital letter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An upper-case letter (A, B, C, ... as opposed to a, b, c, ...), used for emphasis, for starting sentences and proper names, etc.

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capital letter capital letters

big letter capital majuscule upper-case letter upper case uppercase

lower-case letter minuscule small letter

lowercase lower case uppercase upper case

in capital letters

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