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cat⋅er-cor⋅nered
/
ˈkæt
ɪˌkɔr
nərd
,
ˈkæt
i-
,
ˈkæt
ər-
/
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[
kat
-i-kawr-nerd
,
kat
-ee-
,
kat
-er-
]
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–adjective
1.
diagonal.
–adverb
2.
diagonally.
Also,
cat⋅er⋅cor⋅ner,
cater-corner,
catty-corner,
catty-cornered
,
kitty-corner,
kitty-cornered.
Origin:
1830–40;
dial.
cater
(adv.) diagonally (prob. to be identified with obs.
cater
four < MF
quatre
< L
quattuor
) +
cornered
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cat⋅ty-cor⋅nered
/
ˈkæt
iˌkɔr
nərd
/
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kat
-ee-kawr-nerd
]
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–adjective, adverb
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
cater-cornered.
Also,
catty-corner.
Origin:
1830–40,
Americanism
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cat·er-cor·nered
(kāt'ər-kôr'nərd, kāt'ē-)
adj. Diagonal.
adv. In a diagonal position.
[From obsolete
cater
,
four at dice
, from Middle English, from Old French
catre
,
four
, from Latin
quattuor
; see
k
w
etwer-
in Indo-European roots.]
cat·ty-cor·nered
(kāt'ē-kôr'nərd)
adj.
& adv.
Variants of
cater-cornered
.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
catty-cornered
1838, from now-obsolete
cater
"to set or move diagonally" (1577), from M.Fr.
catre
"four," from L.
quattuor
(see
four
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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