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ka⋅ta

  [kah-tuh]
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–noun
an exercise consisting of several of the specific movements of a martial art, esp. a pattern prescribed for defending oneself against several attackers, used in judo and karate training.
Origin:
1950–55; < Japn: shape, pattern
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kata-

 
var. of cata-.
Also, especially before a vowel, kat-.

cata-

 
a prefix meaning “down,” “against,” “back,” occurring originally in loanwords from Greek (cataclysm; catalog; catalepsy); on this model, used in the formation of other compound words (catagenesis; cataphyll).
Also, cat-, cath-, kata-.

Origin:
< Gk kata-, comb. form of katá down, through, against, according to, towards, during
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ka·ta   (kä'tä)   
n.   pl. kata or ka·tas
A system of basic body positioning and movement exercises, as in karate or judo.

[Japanese, style, traditional form.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

cata- 
from Gk. kata-, before vowels kat-. Its principal sense is "down," but with occasional senses of "against" or "wrongly." Also sometimes used as an intensive. Most Eng. words with this prefix were borrowed through L. after 1500; e.g. catalectic (1589) "wanting a syllable in the last foot."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

cata- pref.

  1. Down: catabolism.

  2. Reverse; backward; degenerative: cataplasia.

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