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• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpat(ə)n/ or [ˈpaʔ(ə)n]Category:Entries with IPA pronunciation
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈpætərn/ or [ˈpæɾɚn]Category:Entries with IPA pronunciation

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Noun

Pattern is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

Category:AVL

1. (countable)Category:Countable nouns A pattern is a design that uses the same set of elements many times in the same order.

   The table cloth had a simple pattern of red and white squares.

2. (countable)Category:Countable nouns The combined qualities and activities for an individual or a group of people describes a pattern.

   The people of Spain have a pattern of resting in the afternoon and eating dinner late at night.

Verb

1. (transitive)Category:Transitive verbs When you pattern something, you make it using a pattern.

   Much of crime fiction is patterned from true police stories.