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November 4, 2022

Word of the Day: Catercorner

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Word of the Day : November 4, 2022

catercorner \KAT-ee-kor-ner\ adverb or adjective

What It Means

Catercorner is used as both an adverb and adjective to describe things that are situated in a diagonal or oblique position. The word is a less common variant of kitty-corner.

// The elaborate water fountain is catercorner to the building's entrance, so it's the first thing you see when you enter the foyer.

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Aired November 4, 2022

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