capital-n; 6 Senses

Sense Number 1: available wealth or assets

Commentary: CAPITAL[+financial] Wealth in the form of money or property.

Examples:
It will take a lot of capital to turn this idea into a product.
The accumulation of capital led to the rise of wealthy nations.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: a seat of government or influence

Commentary: CAPITAL[+location][+social]

Examples:
What is the capital of Denmark?
Mary named 40 out of 50 state capitals correctly.
The fashion capitals of the world include Paris, New York and Milan.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: a letter represented in uppercase

Commentary: CAPITAL[+symbolic][+physical]

Examples:
The first word in each of your bullets should begin with a capital.
He sent me an email message that was typed all in capitals.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 4: a book by Karl Marx

Commentary: CAPITAL[+proper_name]

Examples:
'Capital' is the English translation of 'Das Kapital'.
We read excerpts from Capital in class last semester.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 5: uppermost part of a column

Commentary: CAPITAL[+physical](integral part of larger structure)

Examples:
The capitals on those columns are made of a rare black marble.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 6: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

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