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Capitonym

Word that changes meaning when capitalized

A capitonym is a word that changes its meaning (and sometimes pronunciation) when it is capitalized; the capitalization usually applies due to one form

Capitonym

Homonym

Words spelled or pronounced the same with different meanings

cave or river, are polysemous and may or may not be considered homonyms. Capitonyms are words that share the same spelling but have different meanings when

Homonym

Heteronym

Topics referred to by the same term

Heteronym (literature), imaginary characters created by a poet -onym Homonym Capitonym Homograph Polysemy Mondegreen This disambiguation page lists articles

Heteronym

Capitalization

Using uppercase for a word's first letter, or using uppercase at all

without the definite article — is stati. In English, there are a few capitonyms, which are words whose meaning (and sometimes pronunciation) varies with

Capitalization

Proper noun

Grammatical concept

see me). Such words that vary according to case are sometimes called capitonyms (although only rarely: this term is scarcely used in linguistic theory

Proper noun

Proper_noun

Index of linguistics articles

Bilabial consonant - Breathy voice - Breve Calque - Capitalization - Capitonym - Cardinal vowel - Case - Case in tiers - Cedilla - Chiasmus - Circumfix

Index of linguistics articles

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Capitalization in English

When to use capital letters in English

and uncapitalized usage, such as "liberal" and "Liberal", are called capitonyms: Compare "A man of liberal tastes" and "The leader of the Liberal Party"

Capitalization in English

Capitalization_in_English

-onym

Suffix used in linguistics

Greek and Latin) or unpleasantness (as through lengthiness or cacophony) capitonym: a word that changes its meaning (and sometimes pronunciation) when it

-onym