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[Noun] | "caste" | \ ˈkast \
1: one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes
2: a division of society based on differences of wealth, inherited rank or privilege, profession, occupation, or race
3: the position conferred by caste standing : prestige
Origin: circa 1624 ;
Borrowed from Portuguese casta "breed, lineage, family, hereditary social class in India," of uncertain origin;
* Note : Portuguese casta has exact counterparts in Spanish and Catalan casta, none of which are attested before the fifteenth century. The word has traditionally been taken as descending from a feminine noun derivative of Latin castus "free from (the thing named), untainted by vice, pure" (see: {chaste|chaste}), though this etymology has been resisted by Joan Coromines, who points out that the earliest uses do not imply purity (see: Diccionario crítico etymológico castellano e hispánico, s.v.). The phrase hacer casta (hacer "to do, make") means "to breed (animals)"—likewise, the phrase para casta "for breeding." The word would see:m to refer to both the act of breeding and the succession of things bred. Coromines is surely correct in noting that Latin castus has influenced the later semantic development of casta. However, his hypothesis that an unattested Gothic word cognate with Old Icelandic kǫs, kǫstr "heap, pile" is the source of Iberian Romance casta is not convincing, The senses of the English noun {cast:2|cast:2} that he see:s as most relevant, such as "a set of characters or persons" or "characteristic quality," are all late developments from the verb meaning "to throw" and can scarcely be traced back to proto-Germanic.;
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[Noun] | "half-caste" | \ ˈhaf-ˌkast \
1: one of mixed racial descent : half-breed
Origin: 1758 ;
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[Noun] | "sub*caste" | \ ˈsəb-ˌkast \
1: a caste that is a subdivision of a larger caste
Origin: 1800 ;
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[Adjective] | "in*ter*caste" | \ ˌin-tər-ˈkast \
1: existing between or involving two or more castes
Origin: 1908 ;
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[ "caste" ]
1: An centuries-old but effective economic/cultural system of control in which a person who is born in a certain class is forced to live out his/her entire life in that class. Still being used by India.
* e.g., ... In India, the Untouchables are the lowest of its traditional caste system.
[ "caste" ]
2: What the modern Capitalism-based American economic system really is, since the citizens of the Middle, Lower, and Poverty classes are forced to spend their entire lives working for less and less money, while being tricked by the Upper and Wealthy classes into believing that their dreams will come true if they work hard enough.
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[ "caste" ]
1: A Portuguese colonial interpretation of ancient Indian grouping by hereditary profession, called "jāti" in Hindoostani; predating the Aryan penetration of the subcontinent, but believed by White Nationalists (among others) to be a kind of primitive apartheid system introduced by the Vedic Aryans to keep those of darker skin away from them, due to conflation with the five *classes*, properly "varna", of Vedic society (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaisya, Sudra, Chandal).
* e.g., ... "Castes are systems of occupation, endogamy, social culture, social class, and political power, the assignment of individuals to places in the social hierarchy is determined by social group and cultural heritage. Although India is often now associated with the word "caste", it was first used by the Portuguese to describe inherited class status in their own European society."
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[ "caste" ]
1: A type of rule where a person's role is determined by his background. Castes also have different levels of power.
* e.g., ... "Castes don't work very well....and yet somehow they're effective. I'm stumped. Nevertheless, America should not resort to a caste system; that would be unconstitutional & against the founding principles of this country."
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2: For example : in ancient Japan, the Tokugawa Dynasty ruled with a caste system, where the samurai were the highest.
* e.g., ... -me
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3: Another example : India apparently has a caste system. This means that if you were born of a poor family, you are required (not destined, required) to be that way, and nothing you do will change that. Specifically, if someone was the reincarnation of the Buddha, that person would be the most powerful man in India.
[ "caste" ]
4: Contrary to the fetish beliefs, capitalism is NOT a caste system. Capitalism does not judge people on their birth, but requires people to work hard if they want to be rich.
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[ "caste" ]
1: the Tau hierarchial order along with a designation of a Tau's life. Tau from the fire (shas) caste are the defenders of Tau space. The air (kor) pilot the ships and man the stations. Earth caste build and engineer the weapons the fire caste carry and the ships the earth caste fly. The water caste liases and arbitrates. Without them, the Tau would have no allies. The final, most mysterious of the castes is the ethereal (aun). These lords and (psykers?) rule the Tau and put forth the greater good among the masses.
* e.g., ... Aun'Shui is an renowned member of the ethereal caste.
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[ "caste" ]
1: a mixed person from a mixed decent
* e.g., ... agatha: were are you from?
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[ "Casting" ]
1: When someone is acting extremely sus. Especially when referring to cheating, soft begging, emotional manipulation, and an overall lack of empathy.
* e.g., ... "Bro, please stop casting."
# 7 - { Casted:14296078 }
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[ "Casted" ]
1: To snitch on a fam
Present tense : Cast
* e.g., ... My mom casted me to my dad bruv
I’ll have to cast you man
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[ "casted" ]
1: Not a word. The correct word is "cast".
* e.g., ... "As a young wizard, I frequently casted my spells onto unsuspecting Muggles."
"It's cast, not casted."
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[ "Cast" ]
1: A cum sock that has dried out and hardened like a a cast.
* e.g., ... Dude is that a cast on your floor?
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[ "casting" ]
1: A sexual/BDSM fetish, whereupon an individual enjoys some part of the process of putting casts on people. Some people enjoy putting the casts on others, others enjoy having the casts put on themselves, and others enjoy seeing the finished product. Some cast fetishists get very creative about which body parts and in which positions the subject gets cast.
* e.g., ... Becca is into casting and last week, she had the entire bottom half of her body done.
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