Meaning & use
Capitonym
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A word whose meaning, and often pronunciation, changes when its first letter is capitalized.
See it in a sentence
"Polish," meaning to shine something, is a classic capitonym of "Polish," the nationality.
"March" the month and "march" the verb form another well-known capitonym pair.
A note on using this word
"Capitonym" combines "capital" (as in capital letter) with the Greek-derived suffix "-onym" (name), following the pattern of "synonym" and "homonym."
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