Mean and Pattern

Mean

Mean noun - A middle point between extremes.

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Pattern and mean are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pattern" instead a noun "Mean".

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

Pattern noun - A unit of decoration that is repeated all over something (as a fabric).

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Mean and pattern are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mean" instead a noun "Pattern".

old	old mean	old pattern
common	common mean	common pattern
natural	natural mean	natural pattern
specific	specific mean	specific pattern
Other adjectives: standard, obvious, consistent, white, unique, different, geometric.

name	mean name	pattern name
number	mean number	pattern number

Karma Houdini - There is a notable pattern of Reika acting mean or unfair towards Eiji, Eiji apologizing, and the couple returning to normalcy almost immediately.

Source: Webcomic / Red String
And even then, in Real Life it gets complicated; in Eastern thought, just because one's "pattern" shows up again does not necessarily mean it's "you." (Although many Easterners do believe that.)

Source: Reincarnation
There's also the theory that the books follow a pattern of "object," "place," "person." However that would mean that the Order of the Phoenix referred to the meeting place.

Source: Idiosyncratic Episode Naming / Literature

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