Meaning
A small furry animal with a tail and sharp claws that many people keep at home.
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Word origin
From Old English catt, the common Germanic word for a cat.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- catt
Grammar
Examples
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"Cat" is one small furry animal.
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"Cats" is the plural, meaning more than one cat.
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Here "cat" is the animal that gets fed.
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Prefixes in English: un-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-, mis- rules
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