capitonym

English

Etymology

capital +‎ -onym

Noun

capitonym (plural capitonyms)

  1. (linguistics) A word that changes meaning when the case is changed; a case-sensitive word.
    Polish and polish are capitonyms.

See also
  • Appendix:English capitonyms
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