capital letter
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capital letter
noun capital letters
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An upper-case letter (A, B, C, ... as opposed to a, b, c, ...), used for emphasis, for starting sentences and proper names, etc.
Similar: big letter, capital, majuscule, upper-case letter, upper case, uppercase · Opposite: minuscule, small letter
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noun upper-case letter
| Español | letra capital, letra versal, letra titular |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대문자 daemunja |
| 日本語 | 大文字 ōmoji |
| 中文 | 大寫字母 /大写字母 dàxiě zìmǔ, 大寫 /大写 dàxiě |
| हिन्दी | बड़ा अक्षर baṛā akṣar |
| Português | maiúscula, letra maiúscula |
| Français | majuscule |
| Deutsch | Großbuchstabe, Majuskel, Kapitalbuchstabe, Versal, Versalbuchstabe, Versalie |
| Italiano | maiuscolo, maiuscola |
| Ελληνικά | κεφαλαίο γράμμα kefalaío grámma, κεφαλαίο kefalaío |
| Română | majusculă, literă mare |
| Русский | прописна́я бу́ква propisnája búkva, загла́вная бу́ква zaglávnaja búkva, больша́я бу́ква bolʹšája búkva |
| Tiếng Việt | chữ hoa |
| العربية | حَرْف كَبِير ḥarf kabīr |
| עברית | אוֹת גְּדוֹלָה ot g'dolá |
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