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lineation

lineation noun: a linear feature in rock, often structural.

Noun

lineation (countable and uncountable, plural lineations)

  1. A linear feature in rock, often structural
    • magnetic lineations
  2. The way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem
    • Lineation is very much a matter of syntax, organizing the poem's grammar across its lines in ways significant and central to the poem's meaning.2001, Shira Wolosky, The Art of Poetry, →ISBN, pages 26–27

Forms of lineation

plurallineations

Origin of lineation

From Latin lineatio.

Words formed from lineation

Questions about lineation

What does lineation mean?
Lineation means a linear feature in rock, often structural.
What part of speech is lineation?
Lineation is a noun.
What is the plural of lineation?
The plural of lineation is lineations.

Words near lineation in the dictionary

  1. lineary
  2. lineate
  3. lineated
  4. lineately
  5. lineatim
  6. lineation
  7. lineations
  8. lineature
  9. lineatures
  10. Lineback
  11. linebacker

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