• Catena

    Origin

    From Medieval Latin, from Latin catēna ("chain") (from which also chain).

    Full definition of catena

    Noun

    catena

    (plural catenas)
    1. A series of related items.
      • 1873, w:Walter Bagehot, w, And, on the contrary, there is a whole catena of authorities, beginning with Sir Robert Peel and ending with Mr. Lowe, which say that the Banking Department of the Bank of England is only a Bank like any other bank

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