capitol
/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any citadel or complex of buildings similar to the Roman Capitol, particularly Italian and Roman citadels including temples to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva.
noun
Alternative form of capitoul (“the former chief magistrates of Toulouse, France”).
name
Any particular capitol
name
Any particular capitol
name
Any particular capitol
Example Sentences
- "The state capitol is located smack-dab in the middle of the state's capital."
- "The centre of attraction was the City Hall. Two thousand flags and more ...; 2,000 electric lights... combined to make the civic capitol gorgeous... ."
- "ON January 20, 1953, I stood on a platform at the East Front of the Capitol in Washington to take the oath, administered by Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, as the thirty-fourth President of the United States — an office I was to hold for eight years."
Etymology
From Middle English Capitolie, via Anglo-Norman capitolie, Old French capitoile, from Latin Capitōlium (“Capitoline Hill, its temples; any similar citadel”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (noun-forming suffix) or -ōlus (“-ole”, diminutive suffix) + -ium (toponym-forming suffix). Compare Latin capitō and capitulum. As a French magistrate, via French capitoul, from Capitole, the town hall of Toulouse. Doublet of Capitolium and capitoul.
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Word Breakdown
Usage
- American usage
Inflected Forms
capitols (plural)
the Capitol (canonical)