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A word that changes its meaning, and sometimes pronunciation, when it is capitalized
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A capitonym is a word that changes its meaning and pronunciation when it is capitalized.
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I just learned about capitonyms - words that have different meanings depending on capitalization.
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Capitonyms can be so confusing, like 'polish' and 'Polish'.
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The concept of capitonyms is like a language puzzle waiting to be solved.