| Main Entry: | capital |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | upper case written symbol |
Synonyms: |
cap, initial, majuscule, small cap, uncial |
| Notes: | the word capitol is from the Roman Capitoline Hill and the similarity between capitol and capital is purely coincidental; capitol applies to the building and capital to the seat of a government |
Antonyms: |
small |
| Main Entry: | letter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | symbol of an alphabet |
Synonyms: |
ABCs, alphabet, cap, capital, character, majuscule, minuscule, rune, sign, small letter, type, uncial |
Antonyms: |
number |
| Main Entry: | letter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
Related
Adjectives: |
abecedarian, adscript, alphabetical, alphanumeric, calligraphic, cuneiform, digraphic, hieratic, hypsiloid, literal, syllabic, uncial
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| Concept: | Letter. |
| Category: | 2. Conventional Means; Language Generally |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
letter; character; hieroglyphic (writing); type (printing); capitals; digraph, trigraph; ideogram, ideograph; majuscule, minuscule; majuscule, minuscule; alphabet, ABC, abecedary, christcross-row., consonant, vowel; diphthong, triphthong; mute, liquid, labial, dental, guttural. syllable; monosyllable, dissyllable, polysyllable; affix, suffix., spelling, orthography; phonography, phonetic spelling; anagrammatism, metagrammatism. cipher, monogram, anagram; double acrostic.
-verbs
spell.
-adjectives
literal; alphabetical, abecedarian; syllabic; majuscular, minuscular; uncial (writing).
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