capital letter: Meaning and Definition of

cap'ital let'ter

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. 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. Also called
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