See Also: pattern 1, noun(dictionary)
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pattern 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: patron, from Medieval Latin patronus; PATRON]
the regular way in which something happens, develops, or is done
::Weather patterns have changed in recent years.
pattern of
::changing patterns of behaviour among students
::The child showed a normal pattern of development .
pattern in
::They noticed patterns in the data.
::A general pattern began to emerge .
::Their descriptions seemed to follow a set pattern (=always develop in the same way) .
::His behavior fits a pattern of violent acts.
a) a regularly repeated arrangement of shapes, colours, or lines on a surface, usually as decoration
::a black and white striped pattern
pattern of
::a pattern of dots
b) a regularly repeated arrangement of sounds or words
::A sonnet has a fixed rhyming pattern.
[usually singular] a thing, idea, or person that is an example to copy
::The book set the pattern for over 40 similar historical romances.
a shape used as a guide for making something, especially a thin piece of paper used when cutting material to make clothes
::a dress pattern
a small piece of cloth, paper etc that shows what a larger piece will look like
-synonym sample sample