English
Etymology
Middle English patron, from Old French patron, from Latin patronus "patron", derived from pater "father". For the semantic shift, a patron is to be thought of as a model citizen|model citizen, i.e., to be imitated.
Pronunciation
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| w:IPA|IPA || /�pæɾ�n/ || /�/
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| w:SAMPA|SAMPA || /"p{4@`n/ || /"/
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æt�(r)n|-æt�(r)n
Noun
en-noun
#that from which a copy is made
#design, motif or decoration formed from multiple copies of an original fitted together
#arrangement of objects, facts etc. which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
#a series of steps, repeated
#the quality held in common by a pattern
- context|linguistics in Semitic and other Afro-Asiatic languages, the arrangement of prefixes, suffixes, consonant-doubling, vowels, and stress in a word formed around a consonantal root
Synonyms
original (1)
stencil (1)
tessellation (2)
category (3)
cycle (4)
similarity (5)
Translations
trans-top|that from which a copy is made
Finnish: alkuperäinen, originaali
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trans-top|motif or decoration
Finnish: kuvio, aihe
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trans-top|arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
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trans-top|series of steps
Finnish: askelkuvio, toimintamalli, kiertokulku
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trans-top|quality held in common by a pattern
Finnish: aihe
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ttbc|German: Muster (:de:Muster|de) n, Dessin (:de:Dessin|de) n (2)
ttbc|Spanish: Patrón
ttbc|Hungarian: minta
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Verb
en-verb
- to apply a pattern
- to fit into a pattern
Synonyms
categorize (2)
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hu:pattern
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fi:pattern
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