linage

or line·age

[ lahy-nij ]

noun
  1. the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.

  2. the amount charged, paid, or received per printed line, as of a magazine article or short story.

  1. Archaic. alignment.

Origin of linage

1
First recorded in 1880–85; line1 + -age

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British Dictionary definitions for linage

linage

lineage

/ (ˈlaɪnɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. the number of lines in a piece of written or printed matter

  2. payment for written material calculated according to the number of lines

  1. a less common word for alignment

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