capital letter
noun
a letter of the alphabet that usually differs from its corresponding lowercase letter in form and height, as A, B, Q, and R as distinguished from a, b, q, and r: used as the initial letter of a proper name, the first word of a sentence, etc.
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A bet is synonymous with a wager, but what does it mean in New York?
Also called capital.
Words nearby capital letter
capitalistic, capitalization, capitalization issue, capitalize, cap it all, capital letter, capital letters, capital levy, capital loss, capitally, capital market
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Example sentences from the Web for capital letter
If the capital-letter be retained where a prefix is put to a proper name, the hyphen is obviously necessary.
"Stops"|Paul Allardyce