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catenae

catenae is the plural of catena.

Meaning of catena

Noun

catena (plural catenas or catenae)

  1. A series of related items.
    • And, on the contrary, there is a whole catena of authorities, beginning with Sir Robert Peel and ending with Mr. Lowe, which say that the Banking Department of the Bank of England is only a Bank like any other bank [...]1873, Walter Bagehot, Lombard Street
  2. (soil science) A series of distinct soils arrayed along a slope.
    • The changes in soil characteristics from the crest to the foot of a slope are together known as a catena.2000, Ewan Anderson, Middle East: Geography and Geopolitics, Routledge, →ISBN, page 55

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Questions about catenae

What is catenae the plural of?
Catenae is the plural of catena.

Words near catenae in the dictionary

  1. Catembes
  2. catena
  3. catena compound
  4. catena compounds
  5. catenaccio
  6. catenae
  7. catenal
  8. catenane
  9. catenanes
  10. catenarian
  11. catenaries

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