capital letter
capital letter noun: an upper-case letter (A, B, C, ... as opposed to a, b, c, ...), used for emphasis, for starting sentences and proper names, etc.
Noun
capital letter (plural capital letters)
- An upper-case letter (A, B, C, ... as opposed to a, b, c, ...), used for emphasis, for starting sentences and proper names, etc.
- Synonyms:
- big letter, capital, majuscule, upper-case letter, upper case, uppercase
- Antonyms:
- minuscule, small letter
capital letter meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Tagalog
capital letter in Hindi
- upper-case letter
- बड़ा अक्षर baṛā akṣar
capital letter in Urdu
- upper-case letter
- بَڑا حَرْف baṛā harf
capital letter in Bengali
- upper-case letter
- বড় হাতের অক্ষর boṛ hater okkhor
capital letter in Tagalog
- upper-case letter
- malaking titik
More languagesFewer languages
- capital letter in Arabic
- حَرْف كَبِير ḥarf kabīr
- capital letter in Malay
- huruf besar
- capital letter in Indonesian
- huruf besar
- capital letter in Thai
- อักษรตัวใหญ่ àk-sɔ̌ɔn-dtuua-yài
- capital letter in Vietnamese
- chữ hoa
- capital letter in Myanmar
- စာလုံးကြီး calum:kri:
Synonyms of capital letter
Antonyms
Forms of capital letter
| plural | capital letters |
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Words formed from capital letter
Questions about capital letter
- What does capital letter mean?
- Capital letter means an upper-case letter (A, B, C, ... as opposed to a, b, c, ...), used for emphasis, for starting sentences and proper names, etc.
- What is capital letter in Hindi?
- Capital letter in Hindi is बड़ा अक्षर (baṛā akṣar). See Capital letter meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is capital letter?
- Capital letter is a noun.
- What is the plural of capital letter?
- The plural of capital letter is capital letters.
Words near capital letter in the dictionary
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