Both Uses of
capital
in
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- It was a brute part of him to kill so capital a calf there.†
Scene 3.2 *
- It well appears:—but tell me Why you proceeded not against these feats, So crimeful and so capital in nature, As by your safety, wisdom, all things else, You mainly were stirr'd up.†
Scene 4.7
Definition:
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(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) Capital has many other senses including an uppercase letter (such as B in contrast to b); and anything that is more important than other similar things -- especially a city from which a nation is governed. Capital is often confused with capitol which is the building (or buildings) from which a nation is governed. See a comprehensive dictionary for other senses of capital.