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Definition of
katakana noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
katakana
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˌkɑtəˈkɑnə
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
from Japanese
)
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a set of symbols used in Japanese writing, used especially to write foreign words or to represent noises
compare
hiragana
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katakana
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