relating to or extending over a relatively long time
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
(chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
(business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
