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- [mis-ing lingk]
- /ˈmɪs ɪŋ lɪŋk/
- /ˈmɪsɪŋ lɪŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mis-ing lingk]
- /ˈmɪs ɪŋ lɪŋk/
Definitions of missing link words
- noun missing link a hypothetical form of animal assumed to have constituted a connecting link between the anthropoid apes and humans, identified by some authorities as constituting the genus Australopithecus. 1
- noun missing link something lacking for the completion of a series or sequence. 1
- noun missing link ape man: evolutionary animal 1
- noun missing link missing part of series 1
- noun missing link missing connection, explanatory fact 1
- countable noun missing link The missing link in a situation is the piece of information or evidence that you need in order to make your knowledge or understanding of something complete. 0
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Origin of missing link
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Missing link
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
missing link popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
missing link usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for missing link
noun missing link
- omission — the act of omitting.
- prehuman — preceding the appearance or existence of human beings: the prehuman ages.
- protohuman — of, relating to, or resembling extinct hominid populations that had some but not all the features of modern Homo sapiens.
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