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mislineation

mislineation noun: incorrect lineation (errors in the way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem).

Noun

mislineation (uncountable)

  1. incorrect lineation (errors in the way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem)
    • […] the so-called ‘deposition scene’ […] did not appear in print till 1608 […] and even then, in a poor text marked by omissions and mislineation.2011, Anthony B. Dawson and Paul Yachnin (editors), Richard II, The Oxford Shakespeare, Oxford University Press, p. 110

Origin of mislineation

From mis- + lineation.

Questions about mislineation

What does mislineation mean?
Mislineation means incorrect lineation (errors in the way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem).
What part of speech is mislineation?
Mislineation is a noun.

Words near mislineation in the dictionary

  1. misliketh
  2. misliking
  3. mislikings
  4. mislin
  5. misline
  6. mislineation
  7. mislined
  8. mislines
  9. misling
  10. mislining
  11. mislink

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