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Pattersonian.

Of or relating to Orlando Patterson (born 1940), Jamaican-American historian and sociologist known for work on the history of race and slavery in the United States and Jamaica.

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adj/ˌpætəˈsəʊ.ni.ən/Received-Pronunciation/ˌpætɚˈsoʊ.ni.ən/General-American
  1. Of or relating to Orlando Patterson (born 1940), Jamaican-American historian and sociologist known for work on the history of race and slavery in the United States and Jamaica.

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