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cat-

cat- is the alternative form of cata-.

Meaning of cata-

Prefix

cata-

  1. down
  2. reverse, backward, degenerative

Questions about cat-

What is cat- the alternative form of?
Cat- is the alternative form of cata-.

Words near cat- in the dictionary

  1. cat's whiskers
  2. cat's-eye
  3. cat's-eyed
  4. cat's-paw
  5. cat's-paws
  6. cat-
  7. cat-a-mountain
  8. cat-a-mountains
  9. cat-and-mouse
  10. cat-and-moused
  11. cat-and-mouses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cat- (page history and authors); cata- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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