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catena

[ kuh-tee-nuh ]

noun

, plural ca·te·nae [k, uh, -, tee, -nee],
  1. a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.


catena

/ kəˈtiːnə /

noun

  1. a connected series, esp of patristic comments on the Bible
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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!"

Text and catena on all St. Paul's Epistles.

The Greek original of most of the first sentence is preserved in a catena on Deuteronomy, Cod.

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