lineage
- (countable, uncountable) Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
- (countable, uncountable) A number of lines of text in a column.
- (countable, uncountable) A fee or rate paid per line of text.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlɪn.i.ɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English linage, from Old French linage, from ligne, from Latin linea (“line”); equivalent to line + -age.
Related words
line of descent
blood line
family line
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