outcaste
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From out- + caste, modelled after outcast.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈaʊtkɑːst/ (noun, adjective); /aʊtˈkɑːst/ (verb)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈaʊtkæst/ (noun, adjective); /aʊtˈkæst/ (verb)
- Rhymes: -aʊtkɑːst, -ɑːst, -aʊtkæst, -æst
- Homophone: outcast
Noun
[edit]outcaste (plural outcastes)
- An outcast from the caste system.
- In caste-based societies, such as Indian or medieval Japan, an individual or group of people who do not belong to any officially-recognized caste.
Synonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]one who does not belong to a caste
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Verb
[edit]outcaste (third-person singular simple present outcastes, present participle outcasting or outcasteing, simple past and past participle outcasted)
- (transitive) To expel from a caste.
Translations
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- English terms prefixed with out-
- English 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/aʊtkɑːst
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- Rhymes:English/ɑːst/2 syllables
- Rhymes:English/aʊtkæst
- Rhymes:English/aʊtkæst/2 syllables
- Rhymes:English/æst
- Rhymes:English/æst/2 syllables
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