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    miss·ing link
    /ˌmisiNG ˈliNGk/

    noun

    • 1. a thing that is needed in order to complete a series, provide continuity, or gain complete knowledge: "they are the missing link between prog rock and punk rock"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMISSING LINK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    MISSING LINK definition: 1. something that is necessary to complete a series or solve a problem: 2. an animal that no…. Learn more.

    • Mission Control

      MISSION CONTROL definition: 1. the place on earth from which...

    • Misshapen

      MISSHAPEN definition: 1. having an unusual shape or the...

    • Mission Creep

      MISSION CREEP definition: 1. the fact of doing a much larger...

    • Apes

      APE definition: 1. an animal like a large monkey with no...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › missing linkMissing link Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of MISSING LINK is an absent member needed to complete a series or resolve a problem. How to use missing link in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMISSING LINK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. 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. 2. something lacking for the completion of a series or sequence. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMISSING LINK definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    MISSING LINK meaning: 1. something that is necessary to complete a series or solve a problem: 2. an animal that no…. Learn more.

  6. www.britannica.com › dictionary › missing-linkMissing link Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    MISSING LINK meaning: 1 : something that you do not have and that you need to complete a series or to solve a problem; 2 : a kind of animal that was in some ways like an ape and in some ways like a human being and that is thought to have existed in the past but has not been discovered.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › missing linkMISSING LINK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    missing link. A supposed animal midway in evolution between apes and humans. The term is based on a misunderstanding about the theory of evolution, which does not state that humans are descended from apes, but rather maintains that both humans and apes descended from a common ancestor.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › missing linkMissing link - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of missing link. noun. hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings. synonyms: ape-man. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. missing link. the "missing link" family.