| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ca·pa·cious |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k -p  shs |
| ADJECTIVE: | Capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy. See synonyms at spacious. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin capx, capc-, from capere, to take. See kap- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | ca·pacious·ly —ADVERB
ca·pacious·ness —NOUN
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