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n noun
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
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paten, patin or patine (ˈpætən, ˈpætɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a plate, usually made of silver or gold, esp the plate on which the bread is placed in the Eucharist | |
| [C13: from Old French patene, from Medieval Latin, from Latin patina pan] | |
| patin, patin or patine | |
| —n | |
| [C13: from Old French patene, from Medieval Latin, from Latin patina pan] | |
| patine, patin or patine | |
| —n | |
| [C13: from Old French patene, from Medieval Latin, from Latin patina pan] | |
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paten
"plate for bread at Eucharist," c.1300, from O.Fr. patene, from M.L. patena, from L. patina "pan, dish," from Gk. patane "flat dish," from petannynai "to spread out."
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