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cap·i·tal [ káppit'l ] (plural cap·i·tals)


noun 
Definition:
 
top of architectural column: the upper part of an architectural pillar or column, on top of the shaft and supporting the entablature

[13th century. Via French< late Latin capitellum (see capitellum)]

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