[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

karat \karat\ n.
   the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an
   alloy; 18-karat gold is 75 2.122e-314old; 24-karat gold is
   pure gold.

   syn: carat.
        wordnet 1.5

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

karat
     n : the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an
         alloy; 18-karat gold is 75 gold; 24-karat gold is pure
         gold syn: carat
see also:
carat 

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