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karate

ka·ra·te

karate

 
pronunciation:
k ra ti
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part of speech: noun
definition: a way to protect and guard oneself without weapons. Karate uses hard blows with the elbows or the edges of the hands or feet.
 
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Karate is a Japanese word that means "empty or bare hand."