1. A chain or series of connected things; a sequence or succession.
Usage: formal or literary; often used in academic or technical contexts
2. In medieval scholarship, a compilation of patristic commentaries or excerpts arranged in sequence on a biblical or classical text.
Usage: historical; academic

Examples

• The catena of events leading to the revolution was complex and interconnected.
• Medieval scholars created a catena of biblical interpretations from the Church Fathers.
• A catena of mountains stretched across the horizon.
• The argument presented a catena of logical steps to reach its conclusion.
• Historians traced the catena of cultural influences across centuries.