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- [kat]
- /kæt/
- /kæt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kat]
- /kæt/
Definitions of cats word
- noun acronym cats credit accumulation transfer scheme: a scheme enabling school-leavers and others to acquire transferable certificates for relevant work experience and study towards a recognized qualification 3
- noun cats a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, bred in a number of varieties. 1
- noun cats any of several carnivores of the family Felidae, as the lion, tiger, leopard or jaguar, etc. 1
- noun cats Slang. a person, especially a man. a devotee of jazz. 1
- noun cats a woman given to spiteful or malicious gossip. 1
- noun cats the fur of the domestic cat. 1
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Origin of cats
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English cat, catte, Old English catt (masculine), catte (feminine); cognate with Old Frisian, Middle Dutch katte, Old High German kazza, Old Norse kǫttr, Irish cat, Welsh cath (Slavic *kotŭ, Lithuanian katė̃ perhaps < Gmc), Late Latin cattus, catta (first attested in the 4th century, presumably with the introduction of domestic cats); ultimately origin obscure
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Parts of speech for Cats
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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cats popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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noun cats
- people — persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; What will people think?
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