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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Design, structure, or configuration of a form, style, or method.
  • noun A method of physical therapy in which a rigid pattern of exercises is used to stimulate weak or paralyzed nerves and muscles to act on their own.

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  • verb Present participle of pattern.
  • noun A pattern.

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