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  • 21pat- — *pat germ.?, Substantiv: nhd. Pate; ne. godfather; Rekontruktionsbasis: ahd.; Etymologie: s. lat. pater, Maskulinum, Vater; idg …

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  • 22pat — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. a, Mc. pacie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} w grze w szachy: sytuacja, w której grający, na którego przypada ruch, nie może wykonać żadnego zgodnego z przepisami posunięcia,… …

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  • 23Pat|a|go|ni|an — «PAT uh GOH nee uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with Patagonia, a region in the extreme south of South America, or its people. –n. a native or inhabitant of Patagonia …

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  • 24pat|en — «PAT uhn», noun. 1. the plate on which the bread is placed at the celebration of the Eucharist, or Mass. 2. a plate or flat piece of metal. Also, patin, patina, patine. ╂[< Latin patena, or patina pan, dish < Greek …

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  • 25pat|er|a — «PAT uhr uh», noun, plural er|ae « uhr ee». 1. a broad, shallow, saucerlike dish, used especially in making libations in ancient Rome. 2. Architecture. an ornament in bas relief resembling a round, shallow dish, or having a generally round form.… …

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  • 26pat|in — «PAT uhn», noun. = paten. (Cf. ↑paten) …

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  • 27pat|i|o — «PAT ee oh, PAH tee », noun, plural i|os. 1. an inner court or yard open to the sky. Patios are found especially in relatively large dwellings of Spanish or Spanish American design. 2. a terrace for outdoor eating or lounging, made usually of… …

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  • 28pat|ri|mo|ny — «PAT ruh MOH nee», noun, plural nies. 1. property inherited from one s father or ancestors: »Like a man devouring the patrimony of his sons, we have piled up our debts to buy prosperity on credit (Wall Street Journal). SYNONYM(S): inheritance. 2 …

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  • 29pat|sy — «PAT see», noun, plural sies. Slang. 1. an easy mark; victim: »The Cards stopped being the patsies of the league and zoomed to the championship (New York Times). 2. a person to be given the blame for what someone else has done; fall guy: »O… …

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  • 30pat|ty — «PAT ee», noun, plural ties. 1. a hollow form of pastry filled with meat, fish, or poultry; pâté. 2. a small, round, flat piece of food or candy. ╂[< French pâté < Old French paste. See etym. of doublet pasty2. (Cf. ↑pasty)] …

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