Todeskette

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German

Etymology

From Tod (death) +‎ -es- +‎ Kette (chain).

Noun

Todeskette f (genitive Todeskette, plural Todesketten)

  1. (literature) A literary device, somewhat common in ancient epic, consisting of a chain of deaths in which one warrior is killed by another, who is in turn killed by a third, and so forth.

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