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noun
A capital letter, especially one used in ancient manuscripts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Capital letters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: minuscule
adjective satellite
uppercase
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: capital, great
Antonyms: none provided
noun
one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: capital, capital letter, uppercase, upper-case letter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: character, grapheme, graphic symbol
Narrower terms: small capital, small cap
History
Borrowed from French majuscule, from Latin majuscula (littera).
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
