chain 1
noundomain: group
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
Examples
- 1.a complicated concatenation of circumstances
- 2.the chain of command
Hypernym
series 1
noun
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
EnglishDerivationally related form
catenate 1
verb
arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores
catenulate 1
verb
arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores
Hyponym
catena 1
noun
a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)
daisy chain 1
noun
(figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences
