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catena

[ kuh-tee-nuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural ca·te·nae [k, uh, -, tee, -nee],

a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.

catena

/ kəˈtiːnə /

Origin of catena¹

First recorded in 1635–45, catena is from the Latin word catēna a chain

Origin of catena¹

C17: from Latin: chain

Majuri meant Gerardo Catena of the Genovese family and Carlo Gambino of the family of that name.

From her husband's voice she had been led to fear something more tangibly unpleasant than a vague catena of prophecies.

To him has been given the "Adoration of the Magi" , which some critics attributed to Catena.

This picture—ascribed by Morelli and others to Catena (see 234)—is by some connected with the name of Giorgione.

It would require more reading than we can boast of to give a catena of writers who have asserted the symbolism of churches.

It would be easy to compile a catena of bellicose maxims from our literature, reaching down to the end of the 19th century.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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