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Definition patterning in British English

patterning noun

noun
/ˈpætə(r)nɪŋ/
1

patterns or designs on something

Example

a bird with a distinctive black and white patterning

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2

the way that people develop patterns of behaviour or speech by copying other people or by repeating words or actions

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Definition patterning in British English