catène

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin catēna. Doublet of chaîne, which was inherited, as well as cadène, a borrowing from Old Italian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.tɛn/

Noun

catène f (plural catènes)

1. (religious philosophy) sequence of remarks on holy scripture

Related terms

• caténaire
• concaténation

Further reading

• “catène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.