Catena

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  • noun. A closely linked series, as of writings or geological features.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A chain; a connected series of notions, arguments, or objects generally; a series of which each part or member has a close connection, like that of a link, with the preceding and following parts.
  • noun. A methodized series of selections from different authors to elucidate a doctrine or a system of doctrines; specifically, such a set of quotations from the church fathers to assist in the study of Christian dogmatics or biblical exegesis: as, the Catena Aurea of St. Thomas Aquinas.
  • noun. An Italian measure of length, a chain, equal in Naples to 52.07 feet, and in Palermo to 26.09 feet.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A chain or series of things connected with each other.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A series of related items.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)
    • Word Usage
    "An even more fitting example of the catena is offered by the catena aurea, or Golden Chain."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    chain  concatenation  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Albertina  Albina  Alina  Altadena  Angelina  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    aperitif  biennio  carceris  communium  concilium  
    variant
    catenae  
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