caput — meaning in English
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English meaning
- being noun A living creature, especially in phrases like "human being."
- canopy noun A covering suspended or supported above something, such as a bed or entrance.
- chapter noun One of the main divisions of a book or other written work.
- head noun The part of the body containing the brain, eyes, and mouth.
- leader noun A person who guides or is in charge of a group, organisation, or country.
Senses
caput is used for these senses in English:
- being The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
- canopy The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.
- chapter A section of a work, a collection of works, or fragments of works, often manuscripts or transcriptions, created by scholars or advocates, not the original authors, to aid in finding portions of the texts.
- chapter Certain ecclesiastical bodies (under canon law)
- head Of, relating to, or intended for the head.
- leader One having authority to direct.
being — full definition
- noun A living creature, especially in phrases like "human being."
- noun The state of existing; existence itself.
- conjunction Given that; since (used to introduce a reason).
canopy — full definition
- noun A covering suspended or supported above something, such as a bed or entrance.
- noun The upper layer of branches and leaves in a forest.
- noun The transparent covering over an aircraft cockpit, or the fabric part of a parachute.
- verb To cover something as if with a canopy.