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   paternoster

   /ˌpatəˈnɒstə/

   noun

   • 1. (in the Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer, especially in Latin.
   • ▪ any of a number of special beads occurring at regular intervals in a rosary, indicating that the Lord's Prayer is to be recited.
   • 2. a lift consisting of a series of linked compartments moving continuously on an endless belt.
   • 3. a fishing line to which hooks or weights are attached at intervals.

   Word Origin Old English, from Latin pater noster ‘our father’, the first words of the Lord's Prayer.

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