"endless chain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: endless chains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} endless chain (plural endless chains)
  1. A chain having the ends joined to one another so as to form a continuous loop. Related terms: endless loop

Inflected forms

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