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Definition of capital adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    capital

     adjective
    adjective
    NAmE//ˈkæpət̮l//
     
     
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    punishment
  1. 1[only before noun] involving punishment by death a capital offense
    2. letter
  2. 2[only before noun] (of letters of the alphabet) having the form and size used at the beginning of a sentence or a name English is written with a capital “E.” compare lowercase
    3. excellent
  3. 3(old-fashioned) excellent
    4. Idioms
    with a capital A, B, etc.
     
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    used to emphasize that a word has a stronger meaning than usual in a particular situation He was romantic with a capital R.
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