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| pat·tern [ páttərn ] |
noun (plural pat·terns) |
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1. regular form: a regular or repetitive form, order, or arrangement
  a predictable pattern of behavior
local variations in voting patterns
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2. design: a repeated decorative design, e.g. on fabric
a zigzag pattern
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3. plan or model: a plan or model used as a guide for making something
a knitting pattern
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4. prototype: an original design or model from which exact copies can be made
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5. good example: a model that is considered to be worthy of imitation
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6. regular manner of performance: a regular or standard way of moving or behaving
the flight patterns of birds
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7. gunshots on target: a series of marks made by shots from a gun on a target
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8. spread of spent projectiles: the dispersal of projectiles such as artillery shells and shrapnel on the ground around a target
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transitive verb (past and past participle pat·terned, present participle pat·tern·ing, 3rd person present singular pat·terns) |
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1. model something on something: to make something in such a way that it imitates the design, structure, or another quality of something else
patterned the program after an earlier immunization campaign
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2. put pattern on something: to make something into, or decorate something with, a repeated decorative design
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| [14th century. Alteration of French patron "pattern, patron" (see patron)] |
