patterning
noun/ˈpætənɪŋ/
/ˈpætərnɪŋ/
[uncountable]- (specialist) the forming of fixed ways of behaving by copying or repeating something
- cultural patterning
- the patterning of husband-wife roles
- the arrangement of shapes or colours to make patterns
- a red fish with black patterning
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