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LINKS \ plural of link, n. & v. [Middle English word of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hlekkr, meaning chain]

(1)Methods or states of connection, including travel between two places. (2) Clasps, such as a cufflinks. (3) Sand hills, especially along the sea shore. (4) A golf course. (4) Measurements equal to one-hundreth of a surveying chain (20.12 centimetres).

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