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   cater-cornered

   /ˈkeɪtəˌkɔːnəd/

   adverb

   • 1. diagonally opposite someone or something: "apartments in the renovated building cater-cornered from the church"

   adjective

   • 1. situated diagonally opposite someone or something: "a cater-cornered shortcut"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from dialect cater ‘diagonally’, from cater denoting the four on dice, from French quatre ‘four’, from Latin quattuor.

   Scrabble Points: 18

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