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catena¹

  • /kəˈtiːnə/

Where it comes from

From Medieval Latin catena, from Latin catēna (“chain”). Doublet of chain.

noun catenas · 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 [...]
  2. 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.

Catena²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian Catena.

proper noun Catenas

  1. A surname from Italian.

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noun series of related items

Portuguêscadeia, série

noun a series of distinct soils arrayed along a slope

Portuguêscatena

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"catena." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/catena. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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catena. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/catena

Chicago

"catena." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/catena.

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@misc{catena_2026,
  title = {catena},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/catena},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}