capital letter

/ˌkæpədl ˌlɛdər/
/ˈkæpɪtəl ˈlɛtə/
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Other forms: capital letters

Definitions of capital letter
  1. noun
    one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
    synonyms: capital, majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercase
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    types:
    small cap, small capital
    a character having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as lower-case letters
    type of:
    character, grapheme, graphic symbol
    a written symbol that is used to represent speech
Pronunciation
US
/ˌkæpədl ˌlɛdər/
UK
/ˈkæpɪtəl ˈlɛtə/
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