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capita

capita noun: person. Also the plural of caput.

Noun

capita

  1. person
    • We will calculate the average per capita.

Also used as

capita is also the plural of caput.

Origin of capita

From the Latin capita, plural of caput.

Phrases with capita

Questions about capita

What does capita mean?
Capita means person.
What part of speech is capita?
Capita is a noun.

Words near capita in the dictionary

  1. Capistrano Beach
  2. Capistrans
  3. capistrate
  4. capistratone
  5. capistrum
  6. capita
  7. capitaine
  8. capitaines
  9. capital
  10. capital account
  11. capital accounts

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