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Canadian international budget record label
K-tel International Ltd is a Canadian company which formerly specialized in selling consumer products through infomercials and live demonstration. Its
K-tel
Canadian business executive (1929–2016)
marketing expert from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is best known for founding K-tel, which sold household gadgets including the Miracle Brush, Feather Touch
Philip_Kives
Swiss hard rock band
Kofmehl on bass before the release of We Are The Stars in November 2013 via K-tel subsidiary Blue Martin. The album was produced by Tommy Henriksen, guitarist
China_(band)
American singer and actor (1943–2025)
1995: Here Comes Bobby (K-tel) 1995: With Love, Bobby (K-tel) 1995: Portrait of Bobby (K-tel) 1995: Getting Together (K-tel) 1999: My Christmas Wish
Bobby_Sherman
American artist, First Lady of New York City (born 1997)
says". The Times of Israel. March 19, 2026. Retrieved June 28, 2026. "'F**k Tel Aviv': Mamdani's Wife Under Fire Over Past Posts, Using N-Word". NDTV. March
Rama_Duwaji
Television series
variety ranged over a number of genres released from the 1960s onward on K-Tel vinyl records. While these numbers were usually performed onstage in the
Kids_Incorporated
English musician (1947–2021)
Classics (K-Tel One 1146, 1981) The Queen Collection (EMI TV33, 1982 and MFP 41 5673 1, 1982) Hooked on Classics 2: Can't Stop the Classics (K-Tel One 1173
Louis_Clark
American band
— — — — Era 1996 Country Tucker — — — — K-Tel 1997 The Encore Collection — — — — BMG MT Blues — — — — K-Tel 1998 Keeping the Love Alive — — — — Rebound
The_Marshall_Tucker_Band
American singer-songwriter (born 1945)
cardiology until his return with his album Meet Cleve Francis under a new label, K-Tel in 2007. Francis has gone on to release four more albums since Meet Cleve
Cleve_Francis
1982 popular album of swing medleys in disco format
is an album produced by Larry Elgart in 1982 for K-tel International and released by RCA Records. K-tel scored a major success with the release in 1981
Hooked_on_Swing
Canadian television sketch comedy show
McKenzie/Bill Needle/Angus Crock/Lin Ye Tang/Angus Crock/Tex Boil/Harvey K-Tel/Fred Scutz/Tim Ishimuni/Keith Hampshire/Ernest Kirsch/Mel McElroy/Ted Gordon/Bob
Second_City_Television
1960s American rock band
revived line-up of The Daily Flash. In 1983, the group successfully sued K-tel over the release of the 1982 60's Dance Party album because it featured
The_Kingsmen
1986 compilation album by Earth, Wind & Fire
compilation album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire issued in 1986 on K-Tel Records. The album reached No. 5 on the UK Pop Albums chart and was certified
The Collection (Earth, Wind & Fire album)
The_Collection_(Earth,_Wind_&_Fire_album)
1977 compilation album by Bread
Songs is a different Bread compilation album released in 1982 in the US by K-tel. LP side A: "Make It with You" "Dismal Day" "London Bridge" "Any Way You
The_Sound_of_Bread
Pioneering kitchen appliance marketed via infomercials
and sold it as one of the first products through his own marketing firm, K-tel. Made famous by saturation television advertising in the mid- and late 1960s
Veg-O-Matic
1975 single by Larry Groce
hit on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song is currently released on K-tel International. The song tells the story of a man leading a double life:
Junk_Food_Junkie
American record label
three former K-tel executives: Bryan Turner, Mark Cerami and Steve Drath. Initial funding was provided by R-tek, a company headed by former K-tel board members:
Priority_Records
Music video block on The Disney Channel
One Summer Night (Mercury Records, Inc.) Danny & the Juniors: At the Hop (K-TEL) David Bowie: Let's Dance (EMI America Records) DeBarge: Rhythm of the Night
D-TV
2008 soundtrack album by Various Artists
called it "...a fun but slight listen that plays out like an old late-'70s K-Tel compilation with a few bonus cuts from the future." IGN Music (September
Tropic_Thunder_(soundtrack)
1981 studio album by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Louis Clark, released in 1981 by K-tel and distributed by RCA Records, part of the Hooked on Classics series. It
Hooked_on_Classics
1980 greatest hits album by David Bowie
compilation album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1980 by K-tel. The cover was based on the 12-inch single sleeve design of Bowie's "Fashion"
The_Best_of_Bowie
1977 studio album series by London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Choral Society
in the series was released in 1977 with the release of Classic Rock on K-tel Records. The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and produced by Jeff
Classic_Rock_series
British rock band
Job (a re-release of the Doc Thomas Group's self-titled album). In 1996, K-tel released a CD called The Best of Mott the Hoople purporting to be re-recordings
Mott_the_Hoople
American country music singer (1938–2011)
low budget albums. Among them was a 1998 studio project distributed by K-tel. In the final years of her career, Spears continued to perform on a regular
Billie_Jo_Spears
British bassist (1945–2015)
Chapman, McCulloch had formed McCulloch Chapman Music, which marketed to K-Tel International what were represented to be new recordings by original artists
Danny_McCulloch
Product seal
seen on TV products include As Seen on TV, Inc., Time Life, Space Bag, K-tel, Ronco, and Thane. There are also retail brick and mortar and online stores
As_seen_on_TV
2015. "Offiziellecharts.de – Creedence Clearwater Revival" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 7, 2026. Italian albums: "Green River"
Creedence Clearwater Revival discography
Creedence_Clearwater_Revival_discography
Irish folk band
Away, Banshee, 1983 In Concert, RTÉ, 1983 Golden Days, K-Tel, 1984 At The End of the Day, K-Tel, 1985 The First Leaves of Autumn, 1986 Red Rose Café/Irish
The_Fureys
English actor and singer (born 1944)
two single A-sides while dropping two others. Just Good Friends (1986, K-Tel LP and CD) 13 songs, 12 of which are cover versions That's Entertainment
Paul_Nicholas
American media company
Mickey Elfenbein, former president and CEO of K-Tel International, and Philip Kives (K-tel founder), after K-Tel just went to bankruptcy in October 1984, started
Simitar_Entertainment
1995 studio album by Anal Cunt
the compilation albums released in the 1970s by TV advertising company K-Tel. The album was recorded in 1994 as part of the band's attempt to move from
Top_40_Hits
1994 studio album by Beck
the album: The whole concept of Mellow Gold is that it's like a satanic K-tel record that's been found in a trash dumpster, quite matter-of-factly. A
Mellow_Gold
Musical artist
markets for one year, shortly followed by a five-year run at K-Tel International. At K-Tel, he specialized in curating compilation albums and negotiating
Bryan_Turner_(businessman)
also released a version which peaked at number 98 in the same week as the K-tel version. "Billy Fury | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company"
Billy_Fury_discography
English pop vocal trio
World of the Beverley Sisters (Decca, 1961) Together (EMI, 1985) Sparkle (K-Tel, 1985) Sisters, Sisters: An Evening with the Beverley Sisters (Pickwick
The_Beverley_Sisters
Defunct American record label
album Mu. In the mid-1970s Newman sold the Era label and catalog to K-tel. In 1993, K-tel began reissuing some of the early Era material using the original
Era_Records
American rap rock band
original lineup consisted of vocalists Joe Valiente (Soulman) and Kirk Reznik (K-Tel Disco). Other members rotated through over the years. The band plays music
Phunk_Junkeez
American pop band
Afternoon Delight: The Best of the Starland Vocal Band, was released in 1995 by K-tel. Also in 1995, Collectables released Afternoon Delight: A Golden Classics
Starland_Vocal_Band
1981 greatest hits album by Bette Midler
is a compilation album by American singer Bette Midler, released on the K-tel label in Australia and New Zealand in 1981. The album was the second compilation
The Best of Bette (1981 album)
The_Best_of_Bette_(1981_album)
English rock guitarist (1947–2024)
acclaim led to Brett being signed on a four-album deal with RCA Records. His K-tel Romantic Guitar album went gold in the United Kingdom, but Brett stopped
Paul_Brett
American purveyor of kitchen gadgets
Digest Award "Best Buy in Rotisserie" Dec. 2010. Ronco, like its rival K-tel, was also a record label, issuing compilation albums created for TV advertising
Ronco
Canadian punk rock band
Young Canadians (originally The K-Tels) was a Canadian punk rock band formed in Vancouver in 1978 and active for just under two years. The YC's were influenced
Young_Canadians
American country music singer (born 1958)
Occupation Singer Instrument Vocals Years active 1981–1992 2012–present Labels K-tel Warner Bros. Viva Varèse Sarabande Spouse(s) Allen Frizzell (m. 1977-1985)
Shelly_West
American rock band
The Best of Crow (K-Tel/Era), Classics: 1969–1972 (Noiseland Industries), The Best of Crow (Sundazed) and Before the Storm (K-Tel). 1969 "Time to Make
Crow_(band)
1970 studio album by Gypsy
California, and released in 1970. The album was re-released in 1979 on a K-tel label named Cognito and again in 1999 on CD by Bedrock Records. "Gypsy Queen"
Gypsy_(Gypsy_album)
1960 song by Jimmy Jones
Two versions were then re-released as singles: a 1983 re-recording by K-tel (as the official advert release), which peaked at number 83 on the singles
Wondrous_Place
Australian rock band
Edition" to be released by K-tel, known for its licensed pop hit compilations and budget 'golden oldies'. At the time K-tel advertised extensively on Australian
The_Reels
American game cartridge manufacturer
Xonox, a division of K-tel Software, was an American third-party manufacturer of cartridges for the Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, and VIC-20
Xonox
1929 song by Al Dubin and Joe Burke
TCC, followed by re-recordings of the original for Playback in 1986, and K-tel in 1992. In 1996 recorded a hardcore punk version with the group Ism. On
Tiptoe_Through_the_Tulips
1974 song by Eric Clapton
in 2004 and Complete Clapton in 2007. It was also including on the 1980 K-Tel multi-artist compilation album The Summit. "Eric Clapton stays at the top"
Let_It_Grow
K-tel 7 October 1972 8 117 Various artists 25 Rockin' and Rollin' Greats K-tel 2 December 1972 3 re Various artists 20 All Time Greats of the 50s K-tel
List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 1970s
List_of_UK_Albums_Chart_number_ones_of_the_1970s
American-British actor (1943–2024)
Year Title Details UK 1979 Moods Released: 1979 Label: K-tel - 1990 The Best Of... Released: 1990 Label: Connoisseur Collection Europe release - 1993
David_Soul
Canadian restaurant chain
Wayback Machine K-tel International Chairman & CEO Philip Kives Inducted Into Canadian Professional Sales Association "Sales Hall of Fame". K-tel press release
Lick's_Homeburgers
1994 compilation album by Elton John
compilations featuring the original artists were introduced by such labels as K-Tel. The public preferred the original recordings and the market for cheap cover
Chartbusters_Go_Pop
Bluegrass Southern gospel group
Southern Gospel News SGNScoops Digital. Retrieved July 12, 2021. McNeil, W. K. (2013). Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music. Routledge. p. 196. ISBN 9781135377007
The_Isaacs
1983 studio album by Elaine Paige
studio album by Elaine Paige, released in 1983 on the Warner Music and K-tel labels and has been re-issued on CD. It reached No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart
Stages_(Elaine_Paige_album)
1987 greatest hits album by Bette Midler
1978's The Best of Bette and a second release with the same title on the K-tel label in 1981. The eighteen track Just Hits includes two titles from Midler's
Just_Hits
Canadian investor and facilitator (born 1981)
Montecito, known as the Porter House. He is the nephew of the founder of K-Tel Records, Philip Kives. Yaffe-Bellany, David; Griffith, Erin (2023-06-23)
Michael_Kives
1978 studio album by The London Symphony Orchestra
series by London Symphony Orchestra. It was released on 1 July 1978 by K-Tel International, and entered the UK Albums Chart on 8 July 1978, rising to
Classic_Rock_(album)
1995: Music for the Small Screen (Munchkin) 1998: Troubadour (K-tel) 1998: Down the River (K-tel) 2002: Under This Blue Sky (La Cooka Ratcha) 2003: Remember
Gordon_Giltrap_discography
Scottish rock band
using vinyl sources rather than tapes. After being contacted by iTunes and K-tel in California, Tony Williams briefly re-formed Stealers Wheel in Blackpool
Stealers_Wheel
1987 studio album by John Kay and Steppenwolf
Dominion Entertainment, Inc., and the CD and cassette were distributed by K-tel International (USA), Inc. It was reissued in 1996 as Feed the Fire, in a
Rock_&_Roll_Rebels
Engineered Software Alphoids 1983 Romik Amazing Maze 1983 O.E.M. Amoeba 1983 K-Tel Amok 1981 Audiogenic Android Attack (Abrasco) 1983 Abrasco Android Attack
List_of_VIC-20_games
American defense industry venture capital firm
In-Q-Tel (IQT), formerly Peleus and In-Q-It, is an independent American not-for-profit venture capital firm based in Tysons, Virginia. It invests in companies
In-Q-Tel
Golden Decade of Love (US #154) 1976: Best of Bobby Vinton (Australia) 1976: K-Tel Presents Bobby Vinton - 20 Greatest Hits 1976: Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits/Greatest
Bobby_Vinton_discography
American keyboardist and songwriter
Prince, he became staff producer/engineer for Minneapolis-based record label K-Tel/Dominion Entertainment, from 1991 to 1996 where he produced and recorded
Doctor_Fink
American soul singer (1942–2016)
including "Baby Lay Down" - recorded in Nashville released on Stan Shulman's K-tel Records: another of the new Songbird tracks: "Back to the Love", would in
Ruby_Winters
American musician and songwriter (1932–2020)
used original arrangements. Richard re-recorded eighteen of his hits for K-Tel Records in stereo, with a single featuring the new versions of "Good Golly
Little_Richard
Musical artist
of Philomena Begley (K-tel) 1980 - Philomena's Country (Top Spin) 1981 - My Kind of Country (Top Spin) 1983 - Country Scenes (K-tel) 1984 - You're in My
Philomena_Begley
British record label (1972–2001)
founded in 1972. In the 1970s, it found itself in direct competition with K-tel and other compilation labels. Some Arcade albums reached Number 1 but have
Arcade_Records
1961 single by Charlie Drake
again contained the line "black in the face"). The K-Tel compilation entitled "Looney Tunes" (K-Tel NU9140, 1976) contained the full 3:32 version, with
My_Boomerang_Won't_Come_Back
American pop rock duo
with selected tracks from their 1995 20 Years of Romance, originally on K-Tel (re-recording of their songs, and cover versions of others), as well as
Captain_&_Tennille
1972 single by Uriah Heep
Rocktastic 2:34 Castle Music Ltd. 1994 The Finest of Hard-Rock, Vol. 1 2:33 K-Tel 1994 The Metal Box Set 2:37 Castle Music Ltd. 1995 Baby Boomer Classics:
Easy_Livin'_(song)
Canadian journalist
Manitoba. He is the nephew of Philip Kives, the businessman who founded K-tel. Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: News, Entertainment &
Bartley_Kives
American Christian musician (1943–2025)
Castells So This Is Love (Era Records, 1961) The Best of the Castells (K-Tel, 2000) The Hondells Go Little Honda (Mercury Records, 1964) The Hondells
Chuck_Girard
American musician (born 1964)
Hell" off his solo album Tommy! Tommy!! Tommy!!!, out on the Blue Martin/K-tel label in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. A promotional video for "Give
Tommy_Henriksen
Band discography
2014 as Floating World FLOAT-6221 The Best of Redbone (1976) as Dominion/K-Tel 833 [note: re-recordings of their classic songs] The Very Best of Redbone
Redbone_discography
1972 compilation album by Various Artists
20 Dynamic Hits is a compilation album released on vinyl by K-Tel in 1972. It reached number 1 in the UK and was the first album put together specifically
20_Dynamic_Hits
2000 Canadian film
million records and claims to have memorized the track listing of every K-tel collection he owns, a government employee who refuses to organize his collection
Vinyl_(2000_film)
1979 film by Norman Jewison
incompetent. One critic mused that it was as "commercial as a 60-second K-tel ad and as utterly devoid of substance as a lawyer's opening statement."
...And_Justice_for_All_(film)
Recording produced following a new performance of a work of music
commonly heard on Christmas radio today. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, K-tel released music compilations including re-recordings of songs by the original
Re-recording_(music)
labels in 1973–75. He re-recorded his mid-50s and mid-60s Specialty hits for K-tel in 1976. In 1979, Koala Records issued what sounds like an early 1970s performance
Little_Richard_discography
English pop band
Digital Download, Charly Records, US) Their Very Best (2009 Digital Download, K-tel, US) Barbara Ann (2010 Digital Download, One Media Publishing, US) Showing
Edison_Lighthouse
Collection with Guests (Liner Notes)". Step One Records. SOR-0049 (LP Stereo). "K-Tel Presents Christmas Favorites: Various: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic
Jeannie_Seely_discography
British albums sales chart
positions in 1964 with two albums by The Beatles and Stay With The Hollies and K-Tel having three TV-advertised compilations at number 1, 2 and 3 on the chart
UK_Albums_Chart
Australian Chart Book. p. 130. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. "GER Charts > Al Green". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved June 8, 2020. "Al Green: Tired of Being Alone". British
Al_Green_discography
1984 compilation album by Toyah
English new wave band Toyah, fronted by Toyah Willcox, released in 1984 by K-tel. The album is also known as Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! All the Hits by including
Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! All the Hits
Toyah!_Toyah!_Toyah!_All_the_Hits
Tongan-American family band from Robbinsdale
Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Jets Released: October 9, 2001 Label: MCA 2004 Greatest Hits Released: August 8, 2004 Label: K-tel
The_Jets_(Minnesota_band)
British musician and composer (born 1949)
more songs were later released on an album called Serious Fun released by K-Tel. O'Connor moved to California in the late 1980s, where he began writing
John_O'Connor_(musician)
American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1945)
(Rocshire Records) 1986: New Episode (Knobhill Records) 1989: Layin' In Wait (K-Tel Records) 1994: Chill (Marathon Records & Bellmark Records, 2020 Reissue
Lenny_Williams
British musical artist (born 1950)
Ginger Baker | In Concert (Onsala ONS2 1987) Toyah | Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! (K-Tel NE 1268 1984) Hawkwind | Epocheclipse (Castle 1999) Hawkwind | The Stonehenge
Keith_Hale
1992 greatest hits album by Clannad
anthology by the Irish music group Clannad. It was released 1992 on the K-tel Ireland label, and reissued more broadly, but with some track-list changes
Themes_(Clannad_album)
1995 studio album by 311
reference to the violence between the Phunk Junkeez and their back-up vocalist K-Tel Disco. ”Jackolantern’s Weather” was going to have a music video, released
311_(album)
as a single in the US, when it charted at Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs. K "Sugarfree" was never released as a single. It gained some R&B airplay and
Diana_Ross_discography
1970 film
Margheriti. It was released in the United States as the first film of the K-Tel company. Dean Jones as Peter Denwell Gastone Moschin as Koko Ingeborg Schöner
Mr._Superinvisible
2008 film by Ben Stiller
called it "...a fun but slight listen that plays out like an old late-'70s K-Tel compilation with a few bonus cuts from the future." List of films featuring
Tropic_Thunder
American soul singer (1947–2024)
Gospel (103rd Street Gospel Choir with Pat Lewis − 2CD − K-Tel, 2000) A Gospel Christmas (K-Tel, 2000) "Can't Shake It Loose" (1966) "Look at What I Almost
Pat_Lewis
Australian actress and television personality
Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2019. Victoria Nicholls at IMDb "K-tel - Frizzle Frazzle Frozzle - NA589". Majestic Compilations. Archived from
Victoria_Nicolls
Catalogue of published recordings by the Rolling Stones
Deutsche Charts" (Enter "Rolling Stones" in the search bar) (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 June 2016. Peak chart positions for albums
The Rolling Stones discography
The_Rolling_Stones_discography
1980 studio album by Cilla Black
was notably produced by Bruce Welch for Cilla Black Ltd and licensed to K-tel International. Recording sessions for the album were held at the legendary
Especially for You (Cilla Black album)
Especially_for_You_(Cilla_Black_album)
K TEL
K TEL
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Sparkling; K from the Greek Spelling of Krystallos
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Gaelic, Irish
A Combination of Initials K and C; Alert; Vigorous; Watchful
Male
Czechoslovakian
, famous war.
Male
Egyptian
, the name of a mystical deity.
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Gaelic, Irish
A Combination of Initials K and C; Alert; Watchful; Vigorous
Girl/Female
English Greek
Sparkling. 'K' from the Greek spelling of krystallos.
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Sparkling; K from the Greek Spelling of Krystallos
Girl/Female
British, English, Greek
Sparkling; K from the Greek Spelling of Krystallos
Girl/Female
English Greek
Sparkling. 'K' from the Greek spelling of krystallos.
Male
Polish
Polish form of Russian Svyatopolk, ÅšWIĘTOPEÅK means "blessed people."
Girl/Female
American, British, English
A Combination of Initials K and C; Alert; Vigorous
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Greek Isaák, IZSÃK means "he will laugh."Â
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of German Ludwig, LÚÃVÃK means "famous warrior."
Male
Czechoslovakian
, butcher.
Girl/Female
English Greek
Sparkling. 'K' from the Greek spelling of krystallos.
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Polish
Sparkling; K from the Greek Spelling of Krystallos; Crystal Ice
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
K for Krishna, S for Shiv and G for Ganesh
Male
Greek
(Ἰσαάκ) Greek form of Hebrew Yitzchak, ISAÃK means "he will laugh."Â
Girl/Female
English Greek
Sparkling. 'K' from the Greek spelling of krystallos.
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Old High German Berhtram, BERTÓK means "bright raven."
K TEL
K TEL
Girl/Female
Irish
warrior.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Famous or glorious
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Generous
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Jamaican, Portuguese
To Add; Gypsy
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pranto | பà¯à®°à®¾à®‚தோ
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, Christian, English, French, Hindu, Indian, Latin
Valley; From the Valley
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Highest Success
Girl/Female
Greek, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Pretty of Love
Boy/Male
African, Assamese, French, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Swahili, Telugu
Name of a God; Dependability
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
King
K TEL
K TEL
K TEL
K TEL
K TEL
n. pl.
A class of levelers in the time of K. Henry I.
a.
Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q.
a.
Applied to certain mute consonants, as p, k, and t (or Gr. /, /, /).
v. t.
To form or be at the end of; as, the letter k ends the word back.
a.
Having the anterior toes joined only part way down with a web; half-webbed; as, a semipalmate bird or foot. See Illust. k under Aves.
n.
A genus of spreading shrubs with many stems, from one species of which (K. triandra), found in Peru, rhatany root, used as a medicine, is obtained.
n.
A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice. [See Guide to Pronunciation, Ã 155-7, 184.]
n.
A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. C () C is the third letter of the English alphabet. It is from the Latin letter C, which in old Latin represented the sounds of k, and g (in go); its original value being the latter. In Anglo-Saxon words, or Old English before the Norman Conquest, it always has the sound of k. The Latin C was the same letter as the Greek /, /, and came from the Greek alphabet. The Greeks got it from the Ph/nicians. The English name of C is from the Latin name ce, and was derived, probably, through the French. Etymologically C is related to g, h, k, q, s (and other sibilant sounds). Examples of these relations are in L. acutus, E. acute, ague; E. acrid, eager, vinegar; L. cornu, E. horn; E. cat, kitten; E. coy, quiet; L. circare, OF. cerchier, E. search.
n.
One of the sonant mutes /, /, / (b, d, g), in Greek, or of their equivalents in other languages, so named as intermediate between the tenues, /, /, / (p, t, k), and the aspiratae (aspirates) /, /, / (ph or f, th, ch). Also called middle mute, or medial, and sometimes soft mute.
n.
An Alkali element, occurring abundantly but always combined, as in the chloride, sulphate, carbonate, or silicate, in the minerals sylvite, kainite, orthoclase, muscovite, etc. Atomic weight 39.0. Symbol K (Kalium).
superl.
Belonging to the class of sonant elements as distinguished from the surd, and considered as involving less force in utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v, etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f, etc.
n.
A tree or wood of the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. 11).
n.
A letter which represents no sound; a silent letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the passage of the breath; as, p, b, d, k, t.
superl.
Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated.
n.
A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.
n.
Any one of the lene consonants, as p, k, or t (or Gr. /, /, /).
a.
Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.
n.
The acetabulum. See Acetabulum, 2. Q () the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, has but one sound (that of k), and is always followed by u, the two letters together being sounded like kw, except in some words in which the u is silent. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 249. Q is not found in Anglo-Saxon, cw being used instead of qu; as in cwic, quick; cwen, queen. The name (k/) is from the French ku, which is from the Latin name of the same letter; its form is from the Latin, which derived it, through a Greek alphabet, from the Ph/nician, the ultimate origin being Egyptian.
a.
Formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and with the nose passage remaining closed; stopped, as are the mute consonants, p, t, k, b, d, and hard g.
a.
See Gimmal. K () the eleventh letter of the English alphabet, is nonvocal consonant. The form and sound of the letter K are from the Latin, which used the letter but little except in the early period of the language. It came into the Latin from the Greek, which received it from a Phoenician source, the ultimate origin probably being Egyptian. Etymologically K is most nearly related to c, g, h (which see).