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Definition 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. "Printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters"

Definition of Capital letter

1. Noun. An upper-case letter (A, B, C, ... as opposed to a, b, c, ...), used for emphasis, for starting sentences and proper names, etc. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Capital Letter

Literary usage of Capital letter

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1855)
"Perhaps the capital letter is in its origin simply a duplication, for the sake of distinction, of the small letter f. ..."

2. An Advanced English Grammar: With Exercises by George Lyman Kittredge, Frank Edgar Farley (1913)
"The first word of every direct quotation begins with a capital letter. NOTE. ... Every title attached to the name of a person begins with a capital letter. ..."

3. Aids to English Composition, Prepared for Students of All Grades: Embracing by Richard Green Parker (1863)
"The names of the months and the days of the week should always begin with a capital letter. Th>< first word of every book, chapter, letter, note, ..."

4. The Mother Tongue by Sarah Louise Arnold, George Lyman Kittredge, John Hays Gardiner (1902)
"The first word of every direct quotation begins with a capital letter. ... Every title attached to the name of a person begins with a capital letter. 7. ..."

5. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1907)
"He read the time-honored rule, as I expected : "A capital letter is used to begin every direct quotation." Then I took down a number of magazines and showed ..."

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