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lineations

lineations is the plural of lineation.

Meaning of lineation

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

Questions about lineations

What is lineations the plural of?
Lineations is the plural of lineation.

Words near lineations in the dictionary

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

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