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adjective
- Of or pertaining to something at a diagonal to another; of four corners, those diagonal to another.
- The Empire State Building and the old Altman's Deparment store are , at Fifth Avenue and East 34th Street, with the ESB at the southwest, and Altman's at the northeast.
adverb
- Diagonally across from.
- Altman's is sited to the ESB.
Etymology:
- cater from French 'quatre', four. + corner - Four cornered.
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