noun
1. the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
• Derivationally related forms: ↑concatenate
• Hypernyms: ↑connection, ↑link, ↑connectedness
2. the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc
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it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances
• Hypernyms: ↑connection, ↑connexion, ↑connectedness
3. a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
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the chain of command
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a complicated concatenation of circumstances
• Syn: ↑chain
• Hypernyms: ↑series
• Hyponyms: ↑catena, ↑daisy chain
4. the act of linking together as in a series or chain
• Derivationally related forms: ↑concatenate
• Hypernyms: ↑joining, ↑connection, ↑connexion
Useful english dictionary. 2012.