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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin catēna. Doublet of chaîne, which was inherited, as well as cadène, a borrowing from Old Italian.
Pronunciation
Noun
catène f (plural catènes)
- (religious philosophy) sequence of remarks on holy scripture
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