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| cat·er-cor·nered [ káttər kàwrnərd ] or cat·er-cor·ner or cat·ty-cor·nered [ káttee kàwrnərd ] or cat·ty-cor·ner |
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diagonal: positioned or arranged diagonally
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adverb |
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1. diagonally: in a diagonal position or arrangement
  They sit cater-cornered in history class.
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2. opposite: diagonally opposite something or somebody else
Their office is cater-cornered from the bank.
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| [Cater< dialect, "diagonally" < French quatre "four"] |
