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links
[lingks]
Origin:
bef. 1100; ME lynkys slopes, OE hlincas, pl. of hlinc rising ground, equiv. to hlin(ian) to lean 1 , bend (akin to Gk kl
nein to cause to slope) + -k suffix
bef. 1100; ME lynkys slopes, OE hlincas, pl. of hlinc rising ground, equiv. to hlin(ian) to lean 1 , bend (akin to Gk kl
nein to cause to slope) + -k suffix
link
1 [lingk]
–noun
| 1. | one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed. |
| 2. | anything serving to connect one part or thing with another; a bond or tie: The locket was a link with the past. |
| 3. | a unit in a communications system, as a radio relay station or a television booster station. |
| 4. | any of a series of sausages in a chain. |
| 5. | a cuff link. |
| 6. | a ring, loop, or the like: a link of hair. |
| 7. | Computers. an object, as text or graphics, linked through hypertext to a document, another object, etc. |
| 8. | Surveying, Civil Engineering.
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| 9. | Chemistry. bond 1 (def. 15). |
| 10. | Machinery. a rigid, movable piece or rod, connected with other parts by means of pivots or the like, for the purpose of transmitting motion. |
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
| 11. | to join by or as if by a link or links; connect; unite (often fol. by up): The new bridge will link the island to the mainland. The company will soon link up with a hotel chain. |
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME link(e) < ODan lænkia chain; c. ON hlekkr link (pl., chain), OE hlence coat of chain mail, akin to G Gelenk joint
1375–1425; late ME link(e) < ODan lænkia chain; c. ON hlekkr link (pl., chain), OE hlence coat of chain mail, akin to G Gelenk joint

Related forms:
linker, noun
Synonyms:
2. connection, connective, copula. 10. bond, league, conjoin, fasten, bind, tie, pin.
2. connection, connective, copula. 10. bond, league, conjoin, fasten, bind, tie, pin.
link
2 [lingk]
–noun
| a torch, esp. of tow and pitch. |
Origin:
1520–30; perh. special use of link 1 ; the torches so called may have been made of strands twisted together in chainlike form
1520–30; perh. special use of link 1 ; the torches so called may have been made of strands twisted together in chainlike form

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link 1 (lĭngk) n.
v. tr.
[Middle English linke, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hlekkr, *hlenkr, from *hlenkr.] link'er n. |
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Links
Links\, n. [The pl. form of Link, but often construed as a sing.] A tract of ground laid out for the game of golf; a golfing green. A second links has recently been opened at Prestwick, and another at Troon, on the same coast. --P. P. Alexander.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : links
Spanish:
litoral,
German:
die Dünen (pl.),
Japanese:
海浜の砂丘
links
"undulating sandy ground," 1728, from Scottish/Northumbrian link "sandy, rolling ground near seashore," from O.E. hlinc "rising ground, ridge;" perhaps from the same P.Gmc. root as lean (v.); cf. O.E. hlinan "to lean." This type of landscape in Scotland was where golf first was played; the word has been part of the names of golf courses since at least 1728.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| link (lĭngk) Pronunciation Key
A segment of text or a graphical item that serves as a cross-reference between parts of a webpage or other hypertext documents or between webpages or other hypertext documents. |
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links
link
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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