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Traditionally, all proper names have been capitalized. These include the names of people and places, for example, John Smith, New York, the Sahara.

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Why are dictionary words not capitalized?

Some words need to be capitalized; others do not. For every word to be capitalized in a dictionary would be confusing because one would not know which words they would need to capitalize in everyday usage.


What words have three letters that are capitalized and in the dictionary?

acronyms


What do capitalized words mean?

The capitalization guide at the back of my dictionary lists 20 rules for capitalization.


Should the word godson be capitalized?

According to Webster's Dictionary godson should NOT be capitalized.


Is dictionary always capitalized?

From the English Grammar Rule Book: "Capitalize proper nouns - A proper noun is the special noun or name used for a specific person, place, company, or other thing. Proper nouns should always be capitalized." "Dictionary" is the name of a specific book.


Should Webster's dictionary be capitalized in an essay?

Yes, it should be capitalized and underlined because it is a published work.


Is godmother capatlized?

No it is not. If you look it up in a dictionary it will tell you it is not capitalized.


What words need to be capitalized?

All proper nouns should be capitalized but all words are capitalized at the beginning of the sentence.


Is the words public transportation capitalized?

No it shouldn't be capitalized.


How many words are in a dictionary?

There are about 30,000 words in Oxford Dictionary.


How many words are in polish dictionary?

The Polish language has around 300,000 words in its dictionary.


How may words are in the English dictionary depending the dictionary type?

The Oxford English dictionary has about 220,000 words. In the Oxford 'Shorter' Dictionary there are 163,000 different words, The Oxford Reference dictionary has 115,000 different words (200,000 meanings) and The Oxford English mini-dictionary has 40,000 different words (50,000 meanings)