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link.

dangerous

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/lɪŋk/

  1. dangerous

  2. sly, cunning

  3. jolly, nice

    slang

  4. obsolete form of links, linker (“left, not right”)

    alt-of · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Proto-West Germanic *link. Cognate with German link (“left; devious”), Middle Low German link (“left”). Further origin unknown.

noun/lɪŋk/

  1. physical connection, as in a hardware cable

    masculine

  2. logical connection, as in reasoning about causality

    figuratively · masculine

  3. hyperlink

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Late 20th century, borrowed from English link.

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