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Meaning of kat | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

Definitions

  1. A diminutive of the female given names Katharine or Katherine.
  2. An ancient Egyptian unit of weight, one fiftieth of an avoirdupois pound.
  3. Alternative spelling of khat.
    alt-of, alternative, uncountable

Examples

“During her childhood she was a romanticized Katherine, dressed by her misty-eyed, fussy mother in dresses that looked like ruffled pillowcases. By high school she'd shed the frills and emerged as a bouncy, round-faced Kathy - - - At university she was Kath, blunt and no-bullshit in her Take-Back-the-Night jeans and checked shirt - - - When she ran away to England, she sliced herself down to Kat. It was economical, street-feline, and pointed as a nail.”
“A special federal grand jury has indicted Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh alongside other protesters who allegedly blocked vehicles outside of a federal immigration facility in Broadview, Illinois.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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