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linked

American  
[lingkt] / lɪŋkt /

adjective

  1. joined together; connected.

    The five linked rings on the Olympic flag are said to represent the continents of Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania.

    With your bank card you can access all your linked accounts from an ATM.

  2. closely associated or correlated.

    The research deals with the linked issues of sedentary work and obesity.

  3. provided with or reached by means of a hyperlink.

    You can register online by clicking on the linked seminar title.

    Links on our website should not be interpreted as an endorsement of the linked sites.

  4. made up of links.

    The photo shows refugees waiting behind a linked fence.

  5. Genetics. (of genes) exhibiting linkage, with the effect that the traits determined by the genes are inherited together as a unit.

verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of link.

Other Word Forms

  • well-linked adjective

Etymology

Origin of linked

First recorded in 1400–50 for literal sense; late Middle English; link 1, -ed 2 for adjective senses; link 1, -ed 1 for verb sense

Example Sentences

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Today’s changing ocean and Arctic ice conditions linked to fossil-fuel-fired climate change are putting this species again at risk of extinction.

From Los Angeles Times

British Athletics funding is linked specifically to track and road performances in Olympic and Paralympic disciplines - a major consideration in Keith looking beyond cross country.

From BBC

Greater improvements in depressive symptoms were linked to completing between 13 and 36 exercise sessions.

From Science Daily

At the same time, genes linked to rapid cell division were turned down, which may make cancer cells less aggressive.

From Science Daily

In a fragmenting postwar global order, the administration sees American security as linked to oil resources in the Western Hemisphere, said Kevin Book, who heads research at energy-research firm ClearView Energy Partners.

From The Wall Street Journal

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