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- US Pronunciation
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- [kat-uh-muh-ran]
- /ˌkæt ə məˈræn/
- /ˈkæt.ə.mə.ræn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kat-uh-muh-ran]
- /ˌkæt ə məˈræn/
Definitions of catamaran word
- countable noun catamaran A catamaran is a sailing boat with two parallel hulls that are held in place by a single deck. 3
- noun catamaran a sailing, or sometimes motored, vessel with twin hulls held parallel by a rigid framework 3
- noun catamaran a primitive raft made of logs lashed together 3
- noun catamaran a quarrelsome woman 3
- noun catamaran a narrow log raft or float propelled by sails or paddles 3
- noun catamaran a boat, specif. a racing sailboat, with two parallel hulls, built in the style of such a float 3
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Origin of catamaran
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1690-1700, catamaran is from the Tamil word kaṭṭa-maram tied wood
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Parts of speech for Catamaran
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catamaran popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for catamaran
noun catamaran
- sailboat — a boat having sails as its principal means of propulsion.
- raft — a great quantity; a lot: a raft of trouble.
- float — to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant: The hollow ball floated.
- vessel — a craft for traveling on water, now usually one larger than an ordinary rowboat; a ship or boat.
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