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caput

[ key-puht, kap-uht ]

noun

Anatomy.
plural capita
  1. any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.


caput

/ ˈkæp-; ˈkeɪpət /

noun

  1. anatomy a technical name for the head
  2. the main or most prominent part of an organ or structure
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of caput1

1640–50; < Latin: head
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of caput1

C18: from Latin
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One is a per capita maximum on federal Medicaid funding for the states, which would mean capping the amount the federal government will spend per beneficiary in each state.

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Republicans could also institute a per capita cap on federal funding for Medicaid.

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GDP per capita figures are published about six weeks after the end of each quarter.

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Northern Ireland has the lowest per capita spend on active travel compared to the rest of the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

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To try and address this, the ONS also publishes a figure for GDP per capita - or head of population - which can tell a different story.

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