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patterny en · ADJ

Etymology

From pattern + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal) Resembling or bearing a pattern; patterned.
   • 'This is where the big one goes,' suggested Joshua, 'And that is where the patterny one goes and that's where the heavy one goes. That one is quite stony. That one is quite patterny. Let's put it with the patterny ones. 2019, Marion Leeper, Developing Early Maths Through Story, page 37:

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