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noun a perceptual structure
noun a customary way of operation or behavior
noun a decorative or artistic work
originFrom earlier patten, paterne, from Middle English patron (“patron; example”), from Old French patron, from Medieval Latin patrōnus (“patron”). Doublet of padrone, patron, Patronus, and patroon.
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