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  1. noun One of the rings or loops forming a chain.
  2. noun A unit in a connected series of units: links of sausage; one link in a molecular chain.
  3. noun A unit in a transportation or communications system.
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  • This link is a lot more fun, but a little more brutal. —  Perfume Posse
  • Your link will be added under "Useful sites and blogs" —  Digital Point Forums
  • Yes, the Wolverine movie DID get pirated and put up online, but our story that you could watch it at the link was a rick roll joke. —  Comic Book Movie
  • FYI, the link is actually to a video podcast, not to an audio podcast. —  Latest Articles
  • This link is a breakdown of the war over the EFCA, including common answers to myths and misconceptions about the EFCA. —  Mirror On America
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link:   links ·  linking ·  linked
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  1. Middle English linke, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hlekkr, *hlenkr, from *hlenkr.
  2. Possibly from Medieval Latin linchinus, lichnus, candle, from Latin lychnus, from Greek lukhnos, lamp; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English *lenke, from Anglo-Saxon hlence = Icelandic hlekkr = Swedish länk = Norwegian lænk, a link, = Danish lænke, a chain; cf. Middle High German gelanc, gelenke, a bending, especially the main bend or joint of the body, German gelenk, a joint (knuckle, wrist, or other joint of the body), also a link, ring; from a noun not found in Anglo-Saxon, but represented by English lank = Old High German hlanca, lanca, lancha, Middle High German lanke, the hip, loins, the bend of the body (later Middle High German G. lenken, bend, turn): see lank.
  2. from link, n.
  3. A dial. and more orig. form of linch, q. v.
  4. A corruption of lint, orig. lunt, a torch: see lunt.
  5. Origin obscure; cf. linch.
 

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