Meanings
verbco-pattern (third-person singular simple present co-patterns, present participle co-patterning, simple past and past participle co-patterned)
present singular third person co-patterns · participle present co-patterning · participle past co-patterned · past co-patterned · alternative copattern
- To develop in a pattern separately from another object, but in relation to it.
These organs were co-patterned from common epithelium.
nounco-pattern (plural co-patterns)
plural co-patterns · alternative copattern
- A pattern that has a related counterpart.
Origin
From co- + pattern. Piecewise doublet of copatron.
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APA
co-pattern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/co-pattern
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“co-pattern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/co-pattern. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “co-pattern,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/co-pattern.
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