interlineal

[in-ter-lin-ee-uh l] /ˌɪn tərˈlɪn i əl/

adjective

interlinear.

Origin of interlineal

1520-1530

First recorded in 1520-30; inter- + lineal

Related forms

interlineally, adverb

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It is in old Gaelic, and there is an interlineal gloss, explaining the meaning of the expressions in more familiar language.

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