interlinear
Americanadjective
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situated or inserted between lines, as of the lines of print in a book.
a Latin text with interlinear translation.
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having interpolated lines; interlined.
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having the same text in various languages set in alternate lines.
the interlinear Bible.
noun
adjective
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written or printed between lines of text
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written or printed with the text in different languages or versions on alternate lines
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of interlinear
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word interlīneāris. See interline 1, -ar 1
Example Sentences
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In Your Catholic Language she gives a literal, interlinear translation of the Mass, side instructions that help readers pick up Latin vocabulary and syntax.
From Time Magazine Archive
Both for Americans who have been to England and for those who have never been nearer than Punch, Britannia Waives the Rules will be good interlinear reading.
From Time Magazine Archive
But in 1851 Rawlinson published one hundred and twelve lines of the Babylonian column from Behistun, accompanied by an interlinear transcription into Roman characters, and a translation into Latin.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
I shall now give the original with an interlinear translation, and also those of Pio Perez and Brasseur, adding a free rendering which I am inclined to prefer, although it modifies the text somewhat.
From The Maya Chronicles Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 by Daniel Garrison Brinton
The great initials are double lined, and the interlinear space filled in with a flat tint of colour and lines of red dots, as in the Book of Kells occasionally follow the contours.
From Illuminated Manuscripts by John William Bradley
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