capital vs capital letter

capital letter vs capital

capital and capital letter both are nouns.

capital is an adjective but capital letter is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
capital	Yes	Yes	No	No
capital letter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, capital and capital letter are synonyms defined as:

capital and capital letter: one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis

Other synonyms of capital include majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercase.

capital (noun)	capital letter (noun)
the upper part of a column that supports the entablature	one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
a seat of government
a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product
wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
assets available for use in the production of further assets

capital (adjective)	capital letter (adjective)
of principal importance
first-rate
uppercase

Difference between capital and capital letter

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