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Chain
/tʃeɪn/
A connected series of links, often used for binding or securing things.
Synonyms:
link
cord
shackle
series
sequence
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Examples:
Of course, for ages afterward they longed for the
chains
.
Captured,
chained
, locked away, I took him with me.
'Why are you wearing that
chain
?'
Etymology:
The word
chain
originates from the Latin
catena
meaning
a connected series
, passed into Old French as
chaine
, and later evolved into English as
chain
.
Usage Statistics:
43 mentions per 1 million words
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