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chain letter

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun chain letter has 1 sense
  1. chain letter - a letter that is sent successively to several people
    --1 is a kind of
    letter, missive

Definitions from the Web

Chain Letter

Noun

  1. A letter that is circulated repetitively among individuals with a request to copy and send it to others, often superstitiously assumed to bring good luck or misfortune if not followed.

Example sentences:

  • I received a chain letter yesterday that claimed I would have bad luck if I didn't pass it on.
  • She ignored the chain letter and didn't forward it to anyone.

Adjective

  1. Referring to or associated with the practice of exchanging or forwarding chain letters.

Example sentence:

  • Participating in chain letter schemes can be seen as chain letter fraud.

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