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Wiktionary

  1. pateranoun

    A broad, shallow dish used for drinking, primarily in a ritual context such as a libation.

  2. pateranoun

    A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes etc.

Wikipedia

  1. Patera

    In the material culture of classical antiquity, a phiale (Ancient Greek: φιάλη [pʰi.á.lɛː]) or patera (Latin pronunciation: [ˈpatɛra]) is a shallow ceramic or metal libation bowl. It often has a bulbous indentation (omphalos, "bellybutton") in the center underside to facilitate holding it, in which case it is sometimes called a mesomphalic phiale. It typically has no handles, and no feet. Although the two terms may be used interchangeably, particularly in the context of Etruscan culture, phiale is more common in reference to Greek forms, and patera in Roman settings, not to be confused with the Greek (Πατέρας) Patéras or Father.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pateranoun

    a saucerlike vessel of earthenware or metal, used by the Greeks and Romans in libations and sacrificies

  2. Pateranoun

    a circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes, and the like

  3. Etymology: [L., fr. patere to lie open.]

Wikidata

  1. Patera

    Patera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Polygyridae. The name is from the Latin patera, meaning a saucer, and refers to the highly depressed, saucer-like shape of the shells of these snails. In addition to flattened shells, members of the group have an imperforate umbilicus, and a single tooth, on the parietal wall of the aperture. These snails are known only from the eastern United States.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Patera

    pat′e-rä, n. a round flat dish for receiving a sacrificial libation among the Romans: (archit.) the representation of such in bas-relief in friezes, &c.—often applied loosely to rosettes and other flat ornaments:—pl. Pat′eræ (-rē).—adj. Pat′eriform. [L.,—patēre, to lie open.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. PATERA

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Patera is ranked #50362 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Patera surname appeared 415 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Patera.

    92.5% or 384 total occurrences were White.
    5% or 21 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.4% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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  1. aptera

  2. parate

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of patera in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of patera in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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