lineal
[ lin-ee-uhl ]
Origin of lineal
1Other words from lineal
- lin·e·al·ly, adverb
- mul·ti·lin·e·al, adjective
- non·lin·e·al, adjective
- un·lin·e·al, adjective
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How to use lineal in a sentence
He recalled Mrs. McClosky's sneer at his own pretensions and her vague threats of a rival of more lineal descent.
Susy, A Story of the Plains | Bret Harte
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
Origin of lineal
1C14: via Old French from Late Latin līneālis, from Latin līnea line 1
Derived forms of lineal
- lineally, adverb
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