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caput

American

[key-puht, kap-uht] / ˈkeɪ pət, ˈkæp ət /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

capita

any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.

caput British

/ ˈkæp-, ˈkeɪpət /

noun

anatomy a technical name for the head
the main or most prominent part of an organ or structure

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Etymology

Origin of caput

1640–50; < Latin: head

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

I think his royal career is pretty well caput.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2021

By day’s end Cole was shelled for seven runs and the Yankees season is essentially caput after a final score of 11-1.

From Fox News • Sep. 19, 2021

Zeijdel says that Roald Smeets acquired the Tower Records brand back in 2007, in an auction after the original Tower went caput.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2021

Which means, with a majority of 246, any would-be speaker can’t lose more than 28 votes or they’re caput.

From Time • Oct. 4, 2015

Lucan seems to have described this serpent in the following lines: Hic, quæ prima caput movit de pulvere tabes Aspida somniferum tumida cervice levârit.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

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