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karamata

1. (noun) head of a tree.

Ki te tīkina i te take o te rākau, e kore e ngarue; ka tīkina i te karamata, ngarue rawa ki te take (TTR 1990:187). / If you seize the base of the tree you cannot move it, but if you seize it at the top you can shake it, right down to the base.

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2. (noun) pinnacle, summit, high point, peak, climax.

He torutoru nei o tāua, o te Māori, i manawanui ki te ū ki tana tākaro i waingōhia ai, ā, eke atu ki te karamata (TTT 1/9/1930:2149). / Few of us, the Māori, have been dedicated enough to our sport that we were talented at, so that we reached the top.

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Synonyms: kaweka, keokeo, tāpuhipuhi, poutūmārōtanga, tāmore, kōmata o te rangi, poutūmārō, karamatamata, matatihi, keo, tautara, tara, tihi, keokeonga, maunga, keho

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