[kuh-tee-nuh] 
[-nee] , | a chain or connected series, esp. of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church. |
| ca·te·na (kə-tē'nə) n. pl. ca·te·nae (-nē) or ca·te·nas A closely linked series, especially of excerpted writings or commentaries. [Latin catēna, chain.] |