"chain letter" meaning in All languages combined

See chain letter on Wiktionary

Phrase [Englisch]

Forms: the chain letter [singular], the chain letters [plural]
Etymology: chain (Kette) und letter (Brief)
  1. Kettenbrief
    Sense id: de-chain_letter-en-phrase-nwt6YhE0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Kettenbrief): Kettenbrief (Deutsch)
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