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capitalitis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From capital + -itis.

Meanings

(uncountable) The tendency to use capital letters gratuitously.
- Some people seem to have "capitalitis": they put capital letters on words randomly, regardless of whether the words are nouns, adjectives, or verbs. 1988, Sarah Norton, Bare Essentials, page 170: