caps.
Americanabbreviation
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capital letters.
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(in prescriptions) a capsule.
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Etymology
Origin of caps.
caps. ( def. 2 ) < Latin capsula
Example Sentences
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"When I first got in the England team aged 18, I thought I would end up with 70 or 80 caps. Instead I finished with 13, and my last appearance came when I was 23."
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
“Only 20 percent of the Earth’s history have we had polar ice caps. People assume they’ve always been there, and that’s not the case,” Thompson said during an interview.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
“They cheated their way through the budget caps. So was it a success? Probably not,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2021
"These are his words," Kimmel said. "He says he wants coverage for all, no discrimination based on preexisting conditions, lower premiums for middle-class families and no lifetime caps. "Guess what.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2017
Ist. del Suicidio caps. viii, ix.106.Cromaziano, pp. 92-93.107.Montesquieu, and many Continental writers, have noticed this, and most English writers of the eighteenth century seem to admit the charge.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky
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