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capitals
noun(cap-i-tal)
the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
Synonyms: cap, chapiter,
capitals
noun(cap-i-tal)
the federal government of the United States
Synonyms: washington,
capitals
noun(cap-i-tal)
one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
Synonyms: capital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercase,
Examples:
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.
capitals
noun(cap-i-tal)
assets available for use in the production of further assets
Synonyms: working capital,
capitals
adjective(cap-i-tal)
uppercase
Synonyms: great, majuscule,
Examples:
Capital A.
capitals
noun(cap-i-tal)
a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories
Synonyms: das kapital,
capitals
noun(cap-i-tal)
a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product
Examples:
The crime capital of Italy.
The drug capital of Columbia.
capitals
noun(cap-i-tal)
a seat of government
capitals
adjective(cap-i-tal)
first-rate
Examples:
A capital fellow.
A capital idea.
capitals
adjective(cap-i-tal)
of primary importance
Examples:
Our capital concern was to avoid defeat.
capitals
noun(cap-i-tal)
wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value

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