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ca⋅te⋅na

  [kuh-tee-nuh]
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–noun, plural -nae  [-nee] ,
a chain or connected series, esp. of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
Origin:
1635–45; < L catēna a chain
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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.]
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