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patch
What does patch mean?
patch (noun): a small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use patch in a sentence?
- When ice skating, be sure to stay away from reeds: there are always thin patches of ice there, and you could fall through. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce patch?
/pætʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does patch come from?
From Middle English patche, of uncertain origin.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “patch” mean?
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a small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)
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power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right
Not quite: that's what authority means.
a type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together
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