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Of or pertaining to the head. |
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Having reference to, or involving, the forfeiture of the
head or life; affecting life; punishable with death; as, capital
trials; capital punishment. |
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First in importance; chief; principal. |
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Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the
general government of a state or nation; as, Washington and Paris are
capital cities. |
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Of first rate quality; excellent; as, a capital speech or
song. |
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The head or uppermost member of a column, pilaster, etc.
It consists generally of three parts, abacus, bell (or vase), and
necking. See these terms, and Column. |
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The seat of government; the chief city or town in a
country; a metropolis. |
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Money, property, or stock employed in trade, manufactures,
etc.; the sum invested or lent, as distinguished from the income or
interest. See Capital stock, under Capital, a. |
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That portion of the produce of industry, which may be
directly employed either to support human beings or to assist in
production. |
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Anything which can be used to increase one's power or
influence. |
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An imaginary line dividing a bastion, ravelin, or other
work, into two equal parts. |
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A chapter, or section, of a book. |
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See Capital letter, under Capital, a. |
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