Capitalizations

/ˌkæpɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃənz/ noun

Definition

Plural of capitalization; instances of writing with capital letters, or the conversion of assets into investment capital.

Etymology

From capitalize plus the noun suffix -ation, pluralized with -s. The term reflects both typographic and economic meanings developed in parallel.

Kelly Says

In style guides, entire chapters are dedicated to capitalizations of words like 'earth,' 'internet,' and 'government'—and scholars track these changes as fossils of what society deemed important in different eras!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ትግርግር አይነት
tig-ri-gr ay-net
ARالعربية
حروف كبيرة
hu-ruf ka-ree-ka
BNবাংলা
বড় হরফ
bor hor-f
CACatalà
capitalitzacions
ka-pi-ta-li-tsa-cio-nes
CSČeština
kapitalizace
ka-pi-ta-li-za-ce
DADansk
kapitaliseringer
ka-pi-ta-li-se-ring-er
DEDeutsch
Großbuchstaben
gro-ss-buh-k-staben
ELΕλληνικά
μεγαλέστερες
me-ga-les-te-res
ESEspañol
capitalizaciones
ka-pi-ta-li-za-sio-nes
FAفارسی
بزرگ‌نویسی
ba-zar-g-no-vi-si
FISuomi
kapitalisoinnit
ka-pi-ta-li-so-in-nit
FRFrançais
capitalisations
ka-pi-ta-li-za-syon
GUGU
મોટા અક્ષર
mo-ta ak-shar
HAHA
harshen tsoff
har-shen tsoff
HEעברית
המרה לראשי תיבות
he-me-ra le-ra-shi te-vi-vot
HIहिन्दी
वर्णों का बड़ा होना
var-no-n ka ba-da ho-na
HUMagyar
kapitalizációk
ka-pi-ta-li-za-cio-k
IDBahasa Indonesia
kapitalisasi
ka-pi-ta-li-sa-si
IGIG
akpụrụ
ak-pu-ru
ITItaliano
capitalizzazioni
ka-pi-ta-li-zza-zio-ni
JA日本語
大文字化
dai-moji-ka
KKKK
жазылым
ja-zy-lym
KMKM
អន្តរជាតិ
on-tra-cha-ti
KO한국어
대문자화
dae-mun-ja-hwa
MRMR
मोठे अक्षरे
mo-the ak-shere
MSBahasa Melayu
penulisan besar
pe-nu-li-san be-sar
MYမြန်မာ
ကြီး
k-yi
NLNederlands
capitalisaties
ka-pi-ta-li-sa-ties
NONorsk
kapitaliseringer
ka-pi-ta-li-se-ring-er
PAPA
ਬੜੇ ਅੱਖਰ
ba-re ak-khar
PLPolski
kapitalizacje
ka-pi-ta-li-za-cje
PTPortuguês
capitalizações
ka-pi-ta-li-za-çoes
RORomână
capitalizări
ka-pi-ta-li-za-ri
RUРусский
заглавные буквы
za-gla-vnye bu-k-vy
SVSvenska
kapitaliseringar
ka-pi-ta-li-se-ring-ar
SWKiswahili
kuzalisha heru
ku-za-li-sha he-ru
TAதமிழ்
பெரிய எழுத்துக்கள்
pe-ri-ya e-zhu-thu-kkal
TEతెలుగు
పెద్ద అక్షరాలు
pedda ak-shara-lu
THไทย
ตัวพิมพ์ใหญ่
tua-phum-yai
TLTL
pagkakaroon ng malalaking titik
pa-gka-ka-roo-n ng ma-la-la-ki-ng ti-tik
TRTürkçe
büyük harf kullanımı
buyuk harf ku-la-ni-mi
UKУкраїнська
великі літери
ve-li-ki li-te-ri
URاردو
بڑے حروف
ba-re ha-ruf
VITiếng Việt
viết hoa
vye-t hoa
YOYO
kapitalization
ka-pi-ta-li-za-tion
ZH中文
大写化
da-xie-hua
ZUZU
ukusebenzisa ama-letter amakhulu
u-ku-se-ben-za si-a ma-let-ter a-ma-khulu

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