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A letter that can be mailed successively to different recipients, with each recipient ostensibly (but sometimes sarcastically) being instructed in the body of the letter to mail the letter to another person or persons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a letter that is sent successively to several people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: letter, missive
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
вери́жно писмо́
(verížno pismó)
— a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients
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Chinese Mandarin:
連鎖信 /连锁信
(liánsuǒxìn)
— a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients
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Chinese Mandarin:
連環信 /连环信
(liánhuánxìn)
— a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients
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Danish:
kædebrev
— a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients
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Dutch:
kettingbrief
— a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients
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Finnish:
ketjukirje
— a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients
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German:
Kettenbrief
— a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients
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Hebrew:
מִכְתָּב שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת
(mikhtáv sharshéret)
— a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients
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Italian:
catena di sant'antonio
— a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients
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Japanese:
チェーンメール
(chēn mēru)
— a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients
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Japanese:
チェーン・レター
(chēn-retā)
— a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients
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Korean:
행운의 편지
(haeng'un-ui pyeonji)
— a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients
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Norwegian Bokmål:
kjedebrev
— a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
kjedebrev
— a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients
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Polish:
łańcuszek
— a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients
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Russian:
письмо́ счастья
(pisʹmó sčastʹja)
— a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients
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Swedish:
kedjebrev
— a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients
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Thai:
จดหมายลูกโซ่
(jòt-mǎai-lûuk-sôo)
— a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients
