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pattern
What does pattern mean?
pattern (noun): a design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use pattern in a sentence?
- The wallpaper had a floral pattern. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce pattern?
/ˈpætɚn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does pattern come from?
From earlier patten, paterne, from Middle English patron (“patron; example”), from Old French patron, from Medieval Latin patrōnus (“patron”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “pattern” mean?
a great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity
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the judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation
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something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
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a design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements
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