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noun
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a sport based on this method of self-defense.
Origin:
1950–55; < Japanese, equivalent to kara empty + te (earlier *tai) hand(s)
1950–55; < Japanese, equivalent to kara empty + te (earlier *tai) hand(s)
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Karate
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Word Origin & History
karate
1955, from Japanese, lit. "empty hand, bare hand," from kara "empty" + te "hand."
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