pattern
[ pat-ern; British pat-n ]
/ ˈpæt ərn; British ˈpæt n /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to make or fall into a pattern.
Words nearby pattern
Origin of pattern
1325–75; Middle English patron < Medieval Latin patrōnus model, special use of Latin patrōnus patron
OTHER WORDS FROM pattern
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British Dictionary definitions for pattern (1 of 2)
pattern1
/ (ˈpætən) /
noun
verb (tr)
(often foll by after or on) to model
to arrange as or decorate with a pattern
Word Origin for pattern
C14 patron, from Medieval Latin patrōnus example, from Latin: patron 1
British Dictionary definitions for pattern (2 of 2)
pattern2
patron
/ (ˈpætərn) /
noun
Irish an outdoor assembly with religious practices, traders' stalls, etc on the feast day of a patron saint
Word Origin for pattern
C18: variant of patron 1; see pattern 1
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