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- proper noun A
diminutive of the female given nameCatherine and of its variant forms; more often spelledKate .
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Examples
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Cate is pregnant, but before Ali has the chance to congratulate her, Cate hurriedly whispers, They want to take my baby.
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All Ali has to go on is a file in Cates desk that contains two ultrasound pictures, letters from a fertility clinic, and various papers that seem to confirm the unborn babys existence.
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During the short time he was in this city he baptized Cate, an African woman, the property of Mrs. Eunice Hogg, Andrew, his wife Hannah, and Hagar, belonging to the venerable Mr. Jonathan Bryan.
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Cate is one of Australia’s best known short story writers, and now a novelist and speaker.
On Writing Short Fiction with Cate Kennedy | The Creative Penn 2010
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Cate is also the author of the travel memoirSing, and Don’t Cry: A Mexican Journal and the poetry collectionsJoyflightandSigns of Other Fires.
On Writing Short Fiction with Cate Kennedy | The Creative Penn 2010
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Cate is in love with John and screams at him at party’s, How do you know you’re gay?
Archive 2008-03-01 Another Outspoken Female 2008
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I'm going to call Cate and ask when she'll be getting home, so I at least have a countdown time.
jaxraven Diary Entry jaxraven 2007
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Torian: * hugcling* I'm at Dixon Household still but tomorrow should be back home, you're welcome to call Cate's cell phone tomorrow afternoon/evening if you need to talk.
jaxraven Diary Entry jaxraven 2007
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After you get through reading about herbs, don't forget to check out Weekend Cat Blogging at Eat Stuff and Weekend Dog blogging at Sweetnicks where Sweetnicks, now aka Cate, has revealed her identity!
Archive 2006-03-01 Kalyn Denny 2006
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These will be under the pen name Cate Dermody, and the story concept is thus:
For goodness sakes! 2004
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