Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A system of basic body positioning and movement exercises, as in karate or judo.
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- noun martial arts A sequence of positions and movements used in the practice of many
martial arts . - noun Abbreviation of
kata thermometer . - noun in combination A drop (in temperature).
- adverb In a
direction analogous todown , but along the additionalaxis added by thefourth dimension .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Arianism was of course rejected, but the homoios kata ten ousian was not admitted, and the expression kata panta homoios, "like in all things", was substituted.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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The former characteristic may be inferred from the expression kata ta dogma tou euangeliou, as well as from the detailed injunctions that follow.
The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries 1851-1930 1908
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I still remember doing a sword kata in a talent show and thereafter encountering the police.
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Then the class practices a set of choreographed movements, known as a kata, that emulate fighting imaginary opponents with their swords.
Sharpening the Mind With a Sword Christopher Shay 2011
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I still remember doing a sword kata in a talent show and thereafter encountering the police.
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Ketiga kalimat diatas tidak ada yang menggunakan did, maka kata kerja mereka dalam bentuk II; tell berubah menjadi told, wake berubah menjadi woke dan cry berubah menjadi cried.
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Hal ini dikarenakan untuk menjelaskan kalimat negatif dalam waktu lampau sudah digunakan did + not, maka kata kerjanya tetap dalam bentuk I, Verb I.
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Dalai Lama of Tibet offers a white scarf, called a kata, to Ottawa
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Dalai Lama of Tibet offers a white scarf, called a kata, as he is greeted by Senator Con di Nino, co-chairman of the Parliamentary
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Dalai Lama of Tibet offers a white scarf, called a kata, to Ottawa
missanthropist commented on the word kata
Greek Down.
July 9, 2008
john commented on the word kata
“A kata is an exercise in karate where you repeat a form many, many times, making little improvements in each.�?
Code Kata
January 26, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word kata
When I was a karate white belt, I won a gold medal for kata.
January 26, 2009
reesetee commented on the word kata
Sounds a lot like editing. ;-)
January 27, 2009