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capacious
[ kuh-pey-shuhs ]
/ kəˈpeɪ ʃəs /
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adjective
capable of holding much; spacious or roomy: a capacious storage bin.
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Origin of capacious
First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin capāc-, the stem of the adjective capax “able to take, take in, contain,” from capere, “to take, seize” + -ious
OTHER WORDS FROM capacious
Words nearby capacious
cap, capa, capability, Capablanca, capable, capacious, capacitance, capacitate, capacitive, capacitive coupling, capacitive reactance
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British Dictionary definitions for capacious
capacious
/ (kəˈpeɪʃəs) /
adjective
capable of holding much; roomy; spacious
Derived forms of capacious
capaciously, adverbcapaciousness, nounWord Origin for capacious
C17: from Latin capāx, from Latin capere to take
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