tə noun
an exercise consisting of several of the specific movements of a martial art, especially a pattern prescribed for defending oneself against several attackers, used in judo and karate training.
Origin:
1950–55; < Japanese: shape, pattern
1950–55; < Japanese: shape, pattern
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| cata-, (before a vowel) kata-, (before a vowel) cath- or (before a vowel) cat- | |
| —prefix | |
| 1. | down; downwards; lower in position: catadromous; cataphyll |
| 2. | indicating reversal, opposition, degeneration, etc: cataplasia; catatonia |
| [from Greek kata-, from kata. In compound words borrowed from Greek, kata- means: down (catabolism), away, off (catalectic), against (category), according to (catholic), and thoroughly (catalogue)] | |
| kata-, (before a vowel) kata-, (before a vowel) cath- or (before a vowel) cat- | |
| —prefix | |
| [from Greek kata-, from kata. In compound words borrowed from Greek, kata- means: down (catabolism), away, off (catalectic), against (category), according to (catholic), and thoroughly (catalogue)] | |
| cath-, (before a vowel) kata-, (before a vowel) cath- or (before a vowel) cat- | |
| —prefix | |
| [from Greek kata-, from kata. In compound words borrowed from Greek, kata- means: down (catabolism), away, off (catalectic), against (category), according to (catholic), and thoroughly (catalogue)] | |
| cat-, (before a vowel) kata-, (before a vowel) cath- or (before a vowel) cat- | |
| —prefix | |
| [from Greek kata-, from kata. In compound words borrowed from Greek, kata- means: down (catabolism), away, off (catalectic), against (category), according to (catholic), and thoroughly (catalogue)] | |
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| —n | |
| an exercise consisting of a sequence of the specific movements of a martial art, used in training and designed to show skill in technique | |
| [C20: Japanese, literally: shape, pattern] | |
| kata- | |
| —prefix | |
| a variant of cata- | |
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Example sentences
It appeared to be the perfect tuna, a vision of true kata.
His performance of the kata should reflect boldness and confidence.
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