[klahyn] 
| 1. | Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species. |
| 2. | Linguistics. (in systemic linguistics) a scale of continuous gradation; continuum. |
[klahyn] Patsy (Virginia Patterson Hensley ), 1932–63, U.S. country singer. |
| cline (klīn) n. A gradual change in a character or feature across the distributional range of a species or population, usually correlated with an environmental or geographic transition. [From Greek klīnein, to lean; see klei- in Indo-European roots.] clin'al (klī'nəl) adj. |
| Cline (klīn) American singer best known for country and western ballads such as "I Fall to Pieces" (1960) and "Crazy" (1961). |
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