Dictionary Check: pattern

"pattern" is a valid word!

Scrabble 9 points
Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

noun

a perceptual structure

Example: "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"
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noun

a customary way of operation or behavior

Example: "it is their practice to give annual raises"
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noun

a decorative or artistic work

Example: "the coach had a design on the doors"
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noun

something regarded as a normative example

Example: "the convention of not naming the main character"
noun

a model considered worthy of imitation

Example: "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics"
noun

something intended as a guide for making something else

Example: "a blueprint for a house"
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