Katakana

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A relatively angular kana used for writing foreign words or official documents, such as telegrams.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A Japanese syllabary used when writing words borrowed from foreign languages other than Chinese, specific names of plants and animals and other jargon, or to emphasize a word or phrase.
  • n. A letter thereof
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One of the two styles of writing the syllabary of 48 letters in use among the Japanese, the other being hiragana.
    • Word Usage
    "Although the western word “Terrorist” appeared in katakana in his poem, he was an apolitical poet, who was isolated, anti-social and prone to unhealthy dose of introspection and self-loathing."
    Cross Reference
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