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catena Definition

ca·tena (kə tē′nə)

noun pl. -·nae-nē

a linked or connected series, as of excerpted writings

Etymology: L, chain

catena Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • passage: For Clement's theology we may content ourselves with a bare catena of passages.

Noun used with modifier

  • soil: They studied the hydrology of the Glenderaterra Beck and the soil catena on the slopes of Skiddaw.