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Kate

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /keɪt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪt
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K EY1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A diminutive of the female given name Katherine and related names, also used as a formal given name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The brambling finch, Fringilla montifringilla.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Kent, UK, dialectal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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