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lineall

lineall is the obsolete form of lineal.

Meaning of lineal

Adjective

lineal (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to lines; consisting of lines.
  2. Relating to aspects of lineage, such as descent, succession, inheritance or consanguinity.
    • the prime and ancient right of lineal succession1689 December (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], chapter 1, in Two Treatises of Government: […], London: […] Awnsham Churchill, […], →OCLC
  3. (uncommon) In the direction of a line; measured or ascertained by a line.
    • lineal magnitude
    Synonyms:
    linear
  4. Line-drawn; composed of lines.
    • lineal designs
  5. Sans serif.

Questions about lineall

What is lineall the obsolete form of?
Lineall is the obsolete form of lineal.

Words near lineall in the dictionary

  1. lineages
  2. lineaging
  3. lineal
  4. linealities
  5. lineality
  6. lineall
  7. lineally
  8. lineament
  9. lineamental
  10. lineamentation
  11. lineamentations

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