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lineages

/ˈlɪni.ɪdʒɪz/

lineages is the plural of lineage.

Meaning of lineage

Noun

lineage (countable and uncountable, plural lineages)

  1. Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
    • Theſe Anius Ueres [Marcus Annius Verus, father of Marcus Aurelius] was a lygnage, that auanced them to be deſcẽded [descended] of Numa Pompilio, and of Quintꝰ [Quintus] Curtius the famous Romayn: […]1531 March 20 (date written; Gregorian calendar), [Antonio de Guevara], “Of the Byrth and Lygnage of Marke Aurele Anthony Emperour”, in John Bourcher knyghte Lord Barners [i.e., John Bourchier, 2nd...
  2. (press) A number of lines of text in a column.
    • Total newspaper advertising lineage in the North Atlantic region1927, William Leonard Crum, Advertising Fluctuations, Seasonal and Cyclical
  3. A fee or rate paid per line of text.

Questions about lineages

What is lineages the plural of?
Lineages is the plural of lineage.
How do you pronounce lineages?
Lineages is pronounced /ˈlɪni.ɪdʒɪz/.

Words near lineages in the dictionary

  1. lineage
  2. lineage temple
  3. lineage temples
  4. lineage zone
  5. lineaged
  6. lineages
  7. lineaging
  8. lineal
  9. linealities
  10. lineality
  11. lineall

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lineages (page history and authors); lineage (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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