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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cata-, - a prefix meaning "down,'' "against,'' "back,'' occurring originally in loanwords from Greek (cataclysm;
catalog;
catalepsy);
on this model, used in the formation of other compound words (catagenesis;
cataphyll).
Also, cat-, cath-, kata-. - Greek kata-, combining form of katá down, through, against, according to, towards, during
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cata-, kata-, (before an aspirate)cath-, (before a vowel)cat- prefix - down; downwards; lower in position: catadromous, cataphyll
- indicating reversal, opposition, degeneration, etc
Etymology: from Greek kata-, from kata. In compound words borrowed from Greek, kata- means: down (catabolism), away, off (catalectic), against (category), according to (catholic), and thoroughly (catalogue) |