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kelter

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɛltə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(keltər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
kel•ter  (keltər),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Brit. Dial.]
  1. British Termskilter.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kelter /ˈkɛltə/ n
  1. a variant of kilter
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
kil•ter /ˈkɪltɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. good condition;
    order:The engine was out of kilter.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
kil•ter  (kiltər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. good condition;
    order:The engine was out of kilter.
  2. Games[Poker.]skeet2.
  • ?
  • variant of dialect, dialectal kelter 1630–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kilter /ˈkɪltə/, kelter n
  1. working order or alignment (esp in the phrases off kilter, out of kilter)
Etymology: 17th Century: origin unknown
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