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catena
[ kuh-tee-nuh ]
noun
, plural ca·te·nae [k, uh, -, tee, -nee],
- a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
catena
/ kəˈtiːnə /
noun
- a connected series, esp of patristic comments on the Bible
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Word History and Origins
Origin of catena1
First recorded in 1635–45, catena is from the Latin word catēna a chain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of catena1
C17: from Latin: chain
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Example Sentences
Catenanes are molecules in which two or more molecular rings are entangled like the links of a chain2; indeed, their name derives from catena, the Latin word for chain.
From Nature
They are looking for chains of depressions known as catenae.
From BBC
She writhes nervously, and, as if she were calling for help, cries, "La catena! la catena!"
From Project Gutenberg
Text and catena on all St. Paul's Epistles.
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The Greek original of most of the first sentence is preserved in a catena on Deuteronomy, Cod.
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