lin

[ lin ]

/ lɪn /

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noun

a variant of linn.

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Lin

[ lin ]

/ lɪn /

noun

Maya Ying

[mah-yuh-ying], /ˈmɑ yə ˈyɪŋ/, born 1959, U.S. architect and sculptor.

a female given name, form of Caroline or Carolyn.

lin.

abbreviation

lineal.

linear.

liniment.

The day we shot that scene, it was her first day on set and Maya Angelou had died that morning.
Ava DuVernay on ‘Selma,’ the Racist Sony Emails, and Making Golden Globes History|Marlow Stern|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
William Friedkin (The Exorcist) and Justin Lin (Fast Five) have been a couple of the names floating about.
Colin Farrell Officially Confirmed For ‘True Detective’ Season 2: ‘I’m So Excited’|Marlow Stern|September 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jeremy Lin exploded onto the stage as the breakout star of one in a long line of mediocre New York Knicks seasons in 2011-12.
Ellen Anaconda, Mike Tyson TV Battle, and More Viral Videos|Jack Holmes|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The ancient Maya believed that the underworld of caves was home to gods that controlled rainfall and harvest bounties.
The Cave Where Mayans Sacrificed Humans Is Open for Visitors|Nina Strochlic|August 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

On death row in Sudan last week, Meriam Ibrahim gave birth to a girl, whom she named Maya.
Obama Adds Insult to Injury for Sharia-Condemned Young Mother in Sudan|Nina Shea|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The rhyme in lin is repeated throughout seventeen stanzas, and of course no word is used twice.
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer
It certainly seems clear that he took the son of Maya, rather than the child of Mary, as his exemplar.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman
It reminds us that the followers of Maya's son and Mary's alike lapsed into paganism, and almost by the same stages.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman
The Votanic institutions can only be known by the traces they may be supposed to have left in those of the later Maya nations.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5|Hubert Howe Bancroft
Much of our knowledge respecting the original Maya empire is drawn from the traditions of a rival power.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5|Hubert Howe Bancroft