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单词 catenae
释义

catena

noun

ca·​te·​na kə-ˈtē-nə How to pronounce catena (audio)
plural catenae kə-ˈtē-(ˌ)nē How to pronounce catena (audio) or catenas
: a connected series of related things

Synonyms

  • catenation
  • chain
  • concatenation
  • consecution
  • nexus
  • progression
  • sequence
  • string
  • train
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Example Sentences

a catena of lies that ultimately proved to be her undoing

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin, from Latin, chain

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

catenae

noun

variants or catenas
plural of catena
as in strings
a series of things linked together a catena of lies that ultimately proved to be her undoing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • strings
  • chains
  • sequences
  • catenations
  • concatenations
  • trains
  • nexus
  • gauntlets
  • consecutions
  • flows
  • progressions
  • nexuses
  • streams
  • circles
  • vicious circles
  • chain reactions
  • belts
  • cycles
  • vicious cycles
  • rows
  • files
  • spectra
  • rivers
  • scales
  • continua
  • gantlets
  • lines
  • successions
  • queues
  • spectrums
  • ranges
  • continuums
  • gamuts
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