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catena
[ kuh-tee-nuh ]
noun
plural catenae
- a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
catena
/ əˈپːə /
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 ŧԲ a chain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of catena1
C17: from Latin: chain
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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.
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They are looking for chains of depressions known as catenae.
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One of the persons present having changed places, Eusapia utters complaints: "La catena! la catena!"
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St. Matthew in vermilion with catena in black.
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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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