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单词 chain letter
释义

chain letter


noun

a letter sent to a number of people, each of whom is asked to make and mail copies to other people who are to do likewise, often used as a means of spreading a message or raising money.

Origin of chain letter

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby chain letter

chainfall, chain fern, chain gang, chain gear, chain grate, chain letter, chain lightning, chain-link, chain-link fence, chain locker, chain mail
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British Dictionary definitions for chain letter

chain letter

noun

a letter, often with a request for and promise of money, that is sent to many people who add to or recopy it and send it on to others: illegal in many countries
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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