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Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.

pattern

NOUN:	1. An element or a component in a decorative composition: design, device, figure, motif, motive. See PART. 2. The external outline of a thing: cast, configuration, figure, form, shape. See SURFACE. 3. Systematic arrangement and design: method, order, orderliness, organization, plan, system, systematization, systemization. See ORDER. 4. One that is worthy of imitation or duplication: beau ideal, example, exemplar, ideal, mirror, model, paradigm, standard. See GOOD.
VERB:	1. To take as a model or make conform to a model. On, upon, or after: copy, emulate, follow, imitate, model (on, upon, or after). Idioms: follow in the footsteps of, follow suit, follow the example of. See SAME. 2. To create by combining parts or elements: build, compose, configure, form, shape, structure. See MAKE.


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