lineal
[ lin-ee-uhl ]
/ ˈlɪn i əl /
adjective
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Origin of lineal
OTHER WORDS FROM lineal
lin·e·al·ly, adverbmul·ti·lin·e·al, adjectivenon·lin·e·al, adjectiveun·lin·e·al, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for lineal
What proof that some unlineal hand, some barbarism, without or within, shall not wrench the sceptre of democracy from our grasp?
Have faith in Massachusetts; 2d ed.|Calvin Coolidge
British Dictionary definitions for lineal
lineal
/ (ˈlɪnɪəl) /
adjective
being in a direct line of descent from an ancestor
of, involving, or derived from direct descent
a less common word for linear
Derived forms of lineal
lineally, adverbWord Origin for lineal
C14: via Old French from Late Latin līneālis, from Latin līnea line 1
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