How to pronounce pattern
American English pronunciation
PAT-urn
- IPA
- /ˈpætɚn/
- Syllables
- PAT · urn (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What pattern means
Most people know pattern in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A paper shape you trace to cut cloth for sewing
In a sentence: Mia pinned the paper pattern to the fabric and cut around its edges.
Where it comes from: It comes from the old French word patron, which meant both a protector and a model to copy. The words patron and pattern started out as one word.
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