Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mislineation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-lin-eation
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

incorrect lineation (errors in the way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem)

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"2011, Anthony B. Dawson and Paul Yachnin (editors), Richard II, The Oxford Shakespeare, Oxford University Press, p. 110, […] the so-called ‘deposition scene’ […] did not appear in print till 1608 […] and even then, in a poor text marked by omissions and mislineation."

Etymology

From mis- + lineation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does mislineation mean?: incorrect lineation (errors in the way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem)
Where does mislineation come from?: From mis- + lineation.

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