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car.  
abbr.  carat
car·at   (kār'ət)   
n.   Abbr. c or car.
  1. A unit of weight for precious stones, equal to 200 milligrams.

  2. Variant of karat.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin quarātus, from Arabic qīrāṭ, weight of four grains, from Greek kerātion, a weight, diminutive of keras, kerāt-, horn; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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car.
  1. carat

  2. cargo

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