missing linknoun [ S ]
uk/ˌmɪs.ɪŋ ˈlɪŋk/us/ˌmɪs.ɪŋ ˈlɪŋk/something that is necessary to complete a series or solve a problem:
Those documents provided the missing link, and the police were able to make an arrest soon after they discovered them.
the missing link
an animal that no longer exists or might never have existed and is thought to explain how humans developed from apes
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Proving and disproving
- actions speak louder than words idiom
- attest
- authenticate
- back sb up
- bear witness (to sth) idiom
- belie
- catch
- colour
- do justice to yourself idiom
- documentary
- evidence
- explode
- explosion
- proof
- stick
- testament
- the acid test
- the burden of proof idiom
- undocumented
- unsubstantiated
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