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| katakana [ káttə knə ] |
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Japanese writing: a set of angular symbols representing syllables used in Japanese writing mainly for transliterating non-Japanese words.
See also kana (sense 1) hiragana
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| [Early 18th century. < Japanese< kata 'side' + kana, syllabic writing system] |
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