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How to sign: a design or series that repeats
"what is next in this pattern: square, circle, square, circle?", "there is pattern in these numbers";
How to sign: a decorative or artistic work
"the coach had a design on the doors";
Similiar / Same: design, figure
Categories: decoration, ornament, ornamentation
Within this category: argyle, bear claw, damascene, decal, device, emblem, linocut, mandala, marking, mihrab, motif, polka dot, pyrograph, screen saver, tattoo, tetraskelion, triskelion, weave
How to sign: something regarded as a normative example
"the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors";
Similiar / Same: normal, convention, rule, formula
Categories: practice
Within this category: code of conduct, mores
