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carat

( also US karat)
 
 
/ˈkærət/ noun [C]

Translation

a unit for measuring how pure gold is, or how much jewels (= valuable stones) weigh
karat, mücevherat değer birimi
22 carat gold4401401
(Definition of carat noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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