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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : lingk
Phonetic Transcription : lɪŋk

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Définition of link

Origin :
  • early 15c., "one of a series of rings or loops which form a chain; section of a cord," probably from Old Norse *hlenkr or a similar Scandinavian source (cf. Old Norse hlekkr "link," Old Swedish lænker "chain, link," Norwegian lenke, Danish lænke), from Proto-Germanic *khlink- (cf. German lenken "to bend, turn, lead," gelenk "articulation, joint, link," Old English hlencan (plural) "armor"), from PIE root *kleng- "to bend, turn." Missing link between man and apes dates to 1880.
  • noun component, connection
  • verb connect
Example sentences :
  • It is possible that this is one link in the chain of influence which she was weaving around them.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • It is in society the link between acquaintance and friendship.
  • Extract from : « Reflections » by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
  • The name, once upon it, was so severed that I could not link the fragments.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
  • He goes back to the first link, or to what he calls primordial generation.
  • Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
  • The Germanic chain was complete, with every link welded together.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • The married couple should, therefore, avoid everything which may rupture this link.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • By degrees a link of some intimacy had been formed between Constance and Morange.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • There was no link wanting; the chain of heredity, logical and implacable, was unbroken.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • Link by link they came upon the little chain of pitiful proofs.
  • Extract from : « The Very Small Person » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • There is only one person known to me who can supply that link.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine

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