interlinear

American  

[in-ter-lin-ee-er] / ˌɪn tərˈlɪn i ər /

adjective

1. situated or inserted between lines, as of the lines of print in a book.

   a Latin text with interlinear translation.

2. having interpolated lines; interlined.

3. having the same text in various languages set in alternate lines.

   the interlinear Bible.

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noun

1. a book, especially a textbook, having interlinear matter, as a translation.

interlinear British  

/ ˌɪntəˈlɪnɪə /

adjective

1. written or printed between lines of text

2. written or printed with the text in different languages or versions on alternate lines

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Other Word Forms

• interlinearly adverb

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

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

The text is complete, but there are numerous interlinear and marginal corrections and additions, in the same handwriting as MS.

From The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. V. (of V.) by Saintsbury, George

Aelfric accompanies the Latin prose with an Anglo-Saxon interlinear translation.

From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Parry, Albert William

It's no credit to carry an interlinear translation of your temperament on your face.

From At Good Old Siwash by Fitch, George