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Nov 28, 2009
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Ca•pe•tian



Pronunciation: (ku-pē'shun), [key]
—adj.
of or pertaining to the French dynasty that ruled France a.d. 987–1328 in the direct line, and in collateral branches, as the Valois and Bourbons, until 1848 (except 1795–1814).

—n.
a member of this dynasty.

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