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| pat·en [ pátt'n ] (plural pat·ens) or pat·in [ pátt'n ] (plural pat·ins) |
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plate for bread in Communion: a shallow metal plate, often made of gold or silver, used to carry the bread at the celebration of the Christian Communion
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| [13th century. Directly or via French patène< Latin patina "shallow dish" < Greek patanē "plate"] |
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