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pattern n. [
form, shape] a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
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pattern n. [
practice] a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
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pattern n. [
design, figure] a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"
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pattern n. [
convention, normal, rule, formula] something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"
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pattern v. [
model] plan or create according to a model or models
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