To pronounce "catercorner", say CAT-erc-orn-er — 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
catercorner
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CAT-erc-orn-er
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"catercorner" has 4 syllables: cat-erc-orn-er.
adjective
“The Empire State Building and the old Altman's Department store are catercorner, at Fifth Avenue and East 34th Street, with the ESB at the southwest, and Altman's at the northeast.”
adverb
“Altman's is sited catercorner to the ESB.”
"Catercorner" has 4 syllables: cat · erc · orn · er.
Catercorner: Of or pertaining to something at a diagonal to another; of four corners, those diagonal to another.
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