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Added 9 October 2026

pattern

/ˈpæ̞t(ə)n/ noun

In Latin: exemplar Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pattern at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Model, example. Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
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Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
Someone or something seen as an example to be imitated; an exemplar.

verb

To apply a pattern.
To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.
To follow an example.

adjective

Of or in accordance with a usual pattern, or type; model; ideal.

Origin

From earlier patten, paterne, from Middle English patron (“patron; example”), from Old French patron, from Medieval Latin patrōnus (“patron”). Doublet of padrone, patron, Patronus, and patroon.

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