Chain and Line

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Chain noun - A series of things linked together.

Usage example: the chain of events that led the American colonies to seek independence from Great Britain

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Line is a synonym for chain in connection topic. In some cases you can use "Line" instead a noun "Chain", when it comes to topics like series.

Nearby Words: chained, chainlet, chaining

Line noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.

Usage example: the line for tickets stretched around the block

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Chain is a synonym for line in series topic. Sometimes you can use "Chain" instead a noun "Line", if it concerns topics such as connection, file.

Nearby Words: lined, linear, lineup, lineage, lineal

old	old chain	old line
good	good chain	good line
full	full chain	full line
long	long chain	long line
Other adjectives: particular, similar, short, certain, original, popular, small, actual, entire, massive, big, little, main, white, thin, major, next, different, evolutionary.

time	chain time	line time
seconds	chain seconds	line seconds

In Barbara Hambly's Dragonsbane series knowing a mage's Master-Apprentice Chain or 'line' tells you all kind of things about the type of spells they are likely to know and avoid.

Source: Master-Apprentice Chain
For instance, one episode/manga chapter shows a line of men wanting to be insulted and demeaned by her; a Running Gag in the series is Itoshiki-sensei cutting his own class, and one manga panel shows Chie leading him by a chain connected to a dog collar.

Source: Author Appeal
Though the song probably predates the fast food chain by centuries, it's funny to hear the line "For she's to wed Ronald MacDonald."

Source: Named Like My Name

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