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lin⋅age

[lahy-nij]
–noun
1. the number of printed lines, esp. 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.
3. Archaic. alignment.
Also, lineage.


Origin:
1880–85; line 1 + -age
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lin·age also line·age   (lī'nĭj)   
n.  
  1. The number of lines of printed or written material.

  2. Payment for written work at a specified amount per line.

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