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Meaning of CATER-CORNERED

Pronunciation:  'keytur 'kornurd

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 Definition: [adj]  slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot"
 
 Synonyms: catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner, catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered, oblique
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ca"ter-cor`nered\, a. [Cf. {Cater} to cut
diagonally.]
Diagonal. [Colloq.]
 

 

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