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questline

/ˈkwɛstˌlaɪn/

questline noun: a storyline consisting of a number of linked quests.

Noun

questline (plural questlines)

  1. A storyline consisting of a number of linked quests.
    • Now, to continue with this questline, go head back home (or a secure bed somewhere) and sleep for awhile^([sic]) (I slept for 24 hours, just to be sure).2015, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Strategy Guide, unnumbered page
    • The cue appears about two-thirds of the way through the game's main questline.2019, Michiel Kamp, Mark Sweeney, “Musical Landscapes in Skyrim”, in Steven Reale, William Gibbons, editors, Music in the Role-Playing Game: Heroes & Harmonies, unnumbered page

Forms of questline

pluralquestlines

Origin of questline

From quest + line.

Questions about questline

What does questline mean?
Questline means a storyline consisting of a number of linked quests.
What part of speech is questline?
Questline is a noun.
How do you pronounce questline?
Questline is pronounced /ˈkwɛstˌlaɪn/ (US).
What is the plural of questline?
The plural of questline is questlines.

Words near questline in the dictionary

  1. questions of privilege
  2. questionwise
  3. questless
  4. questlessness
  5. questlike
  6. questline
  7. questlines
  8. questman
  9. questmen
  10. questmonger
  11. questmongers

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