1. (noun)form, shape, pattern a perceptual structure "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
2. (noun)practice, pattern a customary way of operation or behavior "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
3. (noun)design, pattern, figure a decorative or artistic work "the coach had a design on the doors"
4. (noun)convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula something regarded as a normative example "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"
5. (noun)pattern a model considered worthy of imitation "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics"
6. (noun)blueprint, design, pattern something intended as a guide for making something else
"a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"
7. (noun)traffic pattern, approach pattern, pattern the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted"
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