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Word: Paternoster
Speech Type: Noun
Old English paternoster, from Latin pater noster ‘our father’, the first words of the Lord's Prayer
ˌpatəˈnɒstə
(in the Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer, especially in Latin.
Short Definition:Lord's Prayer
a lift consisting of a series of linked compartments moving continuously on an endless belt.
Short Definition:continuously moving lift
a fishing line to which hooks or weights are attached at intervals.
Short Definition:fishing line
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