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Capitalization

Definitions: Capitalization

Capitalization

Noun

1. Writing in capital letters.

2. An estimation of the value of a business.

3. The act of capitalizing on an opportunity.

4. The sale of capital stock.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "capitalization" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1907. (references)

 

Specialty Definitions: Capitalization

DomainDefinitions

Economics

The process of determining the value at one point in time of a series of values arising at subsequent points in time. Source: European Union. (references)

Finance

Is the total of all the securities, both stocks and bonds, outstanding in a business enterprise ; converting deferred interest payment into new debt instruments. Source: European Union. (references)
 The evaluation of a company's worth calculated by multiplying the price of its share on the stock exchange by the number of shares issued. Source: European Union. (references)
 In the taxation of income, the addition of certain types of expenditure to the basis for depletion. Source: European Union. (references)
 (1) the value of authorized or outstanding shares of stock or bonds in a business firm. (2) the process of adding earned but uncollected interest to the loan balance, a practice prohibited in some states. (3) a method of estimating the present value of future income. (4) the total value of an owner's investments in a business. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Capitalization

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Capitalization is the writing of a word with its first letter in uppercase and the remaining letters in lowercase.

Capitalization custom varies with language. In Latin and ancient Greek, only proper nouns are capitalized. In most modern languages, the first word in a sentence is capitalized as well. In the English language the word I is always capitalized, and many authors capitalize all words in a title except conjunctions and articles.

Many other languages, such as German, capitalize all nouns.

Some other miscellaneous rules:

  1. In English, in addition to proper nouns, proper adjectives (those derived from a name, such as Canadian, Shakespearian) are written with initial majuscules, as are the names of days of the week, months, languages, and the pronoun I.
  2. In German, all nouns are written with an initial majuscule.
  3. In Dutch, if a proper noun starts with the diphthong ij both i and j are capitalized. Examples: IJmuiden and IJssel.
  4. In Romance languages, days of the week, months, and adjectives are not written with initial majuscules.
  5. In Spanish, the abbreviation of the pronoun usted, Ud. or Vd., is usually written with a capital. The same goes for the Italian pronoun Lei and the German Sie when these are used as a respectful second-person pronoun (see T-V distinction).
  6. Some Romance languages capitalize specific nouns; for example, French often capitalizes such nouns as l'État (the state) and l'Église (the church) when not referring to specific ones.
  7. Many European languages capitalize pronouns used to refer to God or a god.

The full rules of capitalization for English are complicated and have changed over time, generally to capitalize fewer terms; to the modern reader, an 18th century document seems to use initial capitals excessively. It is an important function of English style guides to describe the complete current rules.

For some terms a capital as first letter is avoided by avoiding their use at the beginning of a sentence, or by writing it in lowercase even at the beginning of a sentence. E.g., pH looks unfamiliar written "PH", and m and M may even have a different meaning, milli and mega. Brands are sometimes chosen to start with a lowercase letter, to be special, e.g. easyJet. A related oddity is including a punctuation mark in a brand name, e.g. "Yahoo".

See also: Bicapitalization

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Capitalization."

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Synonym: Capitalization

Synonym: capitalisation (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Capitalization

English words defined with "capitalization": large-cap, large-capitalizationmarket capitalizationovercapitalisation, overcapitalizationsmall-cap, small-capitalization, style. (references)
Specialty definitions using "capitalization": BiCapitalizationcamel case, capitalization rateDrinking Water State Revolving FundFarm Credit Act of 1971, forecast value, forecasted valueprojected figure, projected valueRevolving loan program. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Capitalization

DomainTitle

Books

  • Capitalization & Punctuation 2 (reference)

  • Capitalization : Teaching Correct Capitalization to Kids Who Aren't Crazy About Writing in the First Place (reference)

  • Capitalization Requirements for Multiple Line Property-Liability Insurance Companies (reference)

  • Morningstar Mutual Fund Report: Alger Small Capitalization B [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

  • Schaum's Outline of Punctuation, Capitalization & Spelling (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Capitalization

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

As many ISPs have rather low capitalization, a consolidation of the Bulgarian ISP market can be expected in the near future, which will decrease the number of ISPs but will lead to substantial increase of the quality and range of services provided. (references)

Economic History

Kazakhstan

Banking systems capitalization now exceeds $1 billion. (references)

Bahrain

The market capitalization is roughly USD 6.32 billion. (references)

Peru

Banks have revamped operations, increased capitalization, and reduced costs. (references)

Political Economy

PHILIPPINES

Insurance: Minimum capitalization requirements increase with the degree of foreign equity. (references)

PORTUGAL

Former state-controlled companies now account for the bulk of the market capitalization of the Lisbon stock exchange and several of them have taken steps to expand their investments overseas. (references)

RUSSIA

An October 1999law implicitly allows majority-foreign-owned insurance companies to operate in Russia for the first time, but restricts their total market capitalization and prohibits them from selling life insurance or obligatory types of insurance. (references)

Trade

Moldova

Total company capitalization is USD 2.8 million. (references)

Georgia

Capitalization of the fund is currently USD 92 million. (references)

Russia

Nonetheless, capitalization of the banking system remains at 75 percent of the pre-crisis level. (references)

Travel

Bolivia

Although capitalization and privatization have placed most of the former government-owned enterprises in private hands, Bolivia's economy still remains highly influenced by decisions taken in the public sector. (references)

Worker Rights

Philippines

Boards outside the NCR exempted some employers because of factors such as establishment size, industry sector, involvement with exports, financial distress, and level of capitalization. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Capitalization

"Capitalization" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Capitalization" is used about 35 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%3558,339

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Capitalization

Expressions using "capitalization": capitalization of profits interest capitalization market capitalization. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "capitalization": capitalization-based, capitalization-day.

Ending with "capitalization": large-capitalization, over-capitalization, small-capitalization, under-capitalization.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Capitalization

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

capitalization

95

asset capitalization fixed

4

market capitalization

82

capitalization of interest

4

capitalization rate

59

capitalization equipment

4

capitalization rule

56

capitalization lesson plan

4

income capitalization

11

capitalization table

4

grammar capitalization

10

capitalization estate rate real

4

asset capitalization

7

capitalization punctuation

4

capitalization policy

7

asset capitalization policy

4

capitalization de savoir

7

capitalization earnings model

4

capitalization equity investment management mid

6

business capitalization firm premium small

4

capitalization title

6

capitalization season

3

capitalization par retraite

6

bond capitalization euro fortis l

2

capitalization thin

6

capitalization threshold

2

capitalization grammar rule

6

capitalization hat ipo red

2

asset capitalization fixed policy

6

capitalization market top

2

capitalization rule uniform

6

capitalization definition

2

software capitalization

6

capitalization earnings excess

2

capitalization growth small stock

5

capitalization cost software

2

capitalization worksheets

5

capitalization english

2

market capitalization definition

5

capitalization fun sheet

2

capitalization market stock

5

capitalization rule title

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Capitalization

Language Translations for "capitalization"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

shkrim me germa të mëdha, kapitalizim. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏الكتابة بحرف كبير, ‏التحويل الى رأسمال. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

капитализация. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

资本化. (various references)

   

Czech

  

kapitalizace. (various references)

   

Danish

  

sammenlagt kursværdi (market capitalization), kursværdi (market capitalization), kapitalisering af renter (accumulation, interest capitalization), kapitalisering (accumulation, capitalisation, interest capitalization). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

kapitalisering (capitalisation), kapitalisatie van intresten (accumulation, interest capitalization), kapitalisatie met een fiscaal doel (capitalisation), kapitalisatie (accumulation, capitalisation, interest capitalization), beurswaarde (market capitalization, market value, stock exchange value). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

نوشتن باحروف بزرگ , جمع مبلغ سرمایه , جمع اوری سرمایه . (various references)

   

Finnish

  

koron pääomittaminen (accumulation, interest capitalization), kapitalointi (capitalisation), kapitalisointi (capitalisation). (various references)

   

French

  

capitalisation (interest capitalization). (various references)

   

German

  

großschreibung, kapitalisierung (accumulation, interest capitalization), kapitalisation (capitalisation). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κεφαλαιοποίηση (accumulation, interest capitalization). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

"וון. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

tõkésítés, nagybetûs írás. (various references)

   

Italian

  

capitalizzazione fiscale (capitalisation), capitalizzazione di borsa (market capitalization), capitalizzazione degli interessi (accumulation, interest capitalization), capitalizzazione (accumulation, capitalisation, compounding, interest capitalization). (various references)

   

Manx

  

capitlaghey. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

apitalizationcay

   

Portuguese

  

capitalização (accumulation, interest capitalization). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

capitalizare, valorificare (revaluation). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

капитализация. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

pisanje velikih slova, kapitalizacija. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

capitalización (accumulation, capitalisation, compounding, interest capitalization). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

kapitalisering (accumulation, capitalisation). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

sermayeye katma, sermayelendirme, sermaye miktarı, işletme sermayesi, büyük harf kullanma. (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

капіталізація, перетворення на капітал. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sự tư bản hoá, sự dùng l m vốn sự viết bằng chữ hoa. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Capitalization

Derivations

Words beginning with "capitalization": capitalizations. (additional references)

Words ending with "capitalization": overcapitalization, recapitalization. (additional references)

Words containing "capitalization": overcapitalizations, recapitalizations. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Capitalization" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: capitalisations, capitalizatiom, capitalizations, capitialization, capitilization, capitolization, chaptalisation, spatialization. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Capitalization"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "capitalization" (pronounced ka'putuluzā"shun)
13k a' p u t u l u z ā" sh u nrecapitalization.
11-p u t u l u z ā" sh u nhospitalization.
9-t u l u z ā" sh u nfertilization, revitalization, utilization.
8-u l u z ā" sh u ncannibalization, centralization, civilization, commercialization, criminalization, decentralization, decriminalization, deinstitutionalization, demoralization, denationalization, destabilization, equalization, generalization, globalization, industrialization, institutionalization, internationalization, legalization, liberalization, localization, marginalization, mineralization, mobilization, monopolization, nationalization, naturalization, neutralization, normalization, personalization, radicalization, rationalization, renationalization, socialization, specialization, stabilization, sterilization, visualization.
7-l u z ā" sh u nrealization.
6-u z ā" sh u naccusation, alphabetization, amortization, authorization, balkanization, categorization, characterization, collectivization, colonization, colorization, communization, computerization, dehumanization, demilitarization, democratization, demonization, denuclearization, desalinization, disorganization, dramatization, harmonization, hybridization, immunization, improvisation, ionization, magnetization, maximization, mechanization, miniaturization, mischaracterization, modernization, optimization, organisation, organization, pasteurization, polarization, politicization, popularization, pressurization, privatization, reauthorization, reorganization, securitization, standardization, subsidization, suburbanization, unionization, urbanization, vaporization, victimization, vulgarization, westernization.
5-z ā" sh u ncausation, demobilization.
4-ā" sh u nabbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, automation, aviation, avocation, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, capitulation, carnation, castration, celebration, certification, cessation, cetacean, citation, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, coloration, combination, commemoration, commendation, communication, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehydration, deification, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demodulation, demonstration, denomination, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, hesitation, hibernation, humiliation, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legislation, levitation, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, location, lubrication, machination, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, masturbation, maturation, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, moderation, modification, modulation, molestation, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, navigation, negation, negotiation, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, oration, orchestration, ordination, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, pollination, pontification, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, privation, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, ramification, ratification, reaffirmation, reallocation, recalculation, recantation, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reparation, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, solicitation, sophistication, specification, speculation, stagflation, stagnation, starvation, station, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, substantiation, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, usurpation, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, vocation.
3-sh u nabduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Capitalization

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-i-i-i-l-n-o-p-t-t-z"

-3 letters: laicization.

-4 letters: capitation, citational, politician.

-5 letters: aplanatic, catatonia, ciliation, lactation, placation, plication.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-a-c-i-i-i-l-n-o-p-t-t-z"
 

+1 letter: capitalizations.

 

+2 letters: recapitalization.

 

+3 letters: particularization, recapitalizations.

 

+4 letters: overcapitalization, particularizations.

 

+5 letters: overcapitalizations.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Capitalization


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

43 61 70 69 74 61 6C 69 7A 61 74 69 6F 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-.-.    .-    .--.    ..    -    .-    .-..    ..    --..    .-    -    ..    ---    -.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000011 01100001 01110000 01101001 01110100 01100001 01101100 01101001 01111010 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#67 &#97 &#112 &#105 &#116 &#97 &#108 &#105 &#122 &#97 &#116 &#105 &#111 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0043 0061 0070 0069 0074 0061 006C 0069 007A 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3767827586677875926786758180

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Usage Frequency
7. Expressions
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Derivations
11. Rhymes
12. Anagrams
13. Orthography
14. Bibliography


  

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