catena

ca·te·na

noun \kə-ˈtē-nə\

plural ca·te·nae\-(ˌ)nē\ or ca·te·nas

Definition of CATENA

: a connected series of related things

Examples of CATENA

1. <a catena of lies that ultimately proved to be her undoing>

Origin of CATENA

Medieval Latin, from Latin, chain

First Known Use: 1641

Related to CATENA

Synonyms: chain, catenation, concatenation, consecution, nexus, progression, sequence, string, train

Related Words: chain reaction; belt, circle, cycle, vicious circle (also vicious cycle); continuum, gamut, gauntlet (also gantlet), scale, spectrum; flow, river, stream; file, line, queue, range, row, succession

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Rhymes with CATENA

arena, Athena, Bernina, cantina, Christina, coquina, corbina, corvina, czarina, dracaena, euglena, farina, fontina, galena, Georgina, hyena, kachina, marina, Marina, medina, Medina, novena, patina, piscina, platina, retsina, sestina, Shechinah, subpoena, verbena