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capit
(KAP-it)head
Latin for head. A capital city is the head city; a captain is at the head of a ship or team.
rootLatin
Body & lifeSpellings:capitcap
Example words
capital
the head city or the upper-case form of a letter
captain
the head of a team or ship
decapitate
to cut off the head
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Grades served: 7, 8
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