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- [kar-uh t]
- /ˈkær ət/
- /ˈkær.ət/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kar-uh t]
- /ˈkær ət/
Definitions of karat word
- noun karat a unit for measuring the fineness of gold, pure gold being 24 karats fine. Abbreviation: k., kt. 1
- noun karat (US) A unit of fineness or concentration of gold equalling 1/24 part of gold in an alloy. 1
- noun karat unit of purity of gold 1
- combining forminadjective karat Karat is used after a number to indicate how pure gold is. The purest gold is 24-karat gold. 0
- noun karat a measure of the proportion of gold in an alloy, expressed as the number of parts of gold in 24 parts of the alloy 0
- noun karat one 24th part: a measure of the relative amount of pure gold combined with an alloy 0
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Origin of karat
First appearance:
before 1550 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1550-60; spelling variant of carat
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Karat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
karat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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".
karat usage trend in Literature
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