align
/əˈlaɪn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.63 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To identify (oneself) with, match, or support the behaviour, thoughts, etc. of another person, organization, or country.
Intransitive verb
verb
To store (data) in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture, i.e. by beginning each item at an offset equal to some multiple of the word size.
Transitive verb
verb
To organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA, or protein sequences which have regions of similarity.
Transitive verb
verb
To identify entities that refer to the same real-world object in different knowledge bases.
Transitive verb
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Etymology
From Middle English alynen, alinen (“copulate”), from Middle French aligner, from Old French alignier, from a- + lignier, from Latin lineare (“make straight or perpendicular”), from the noun linea (“line”), from līneus (“flaxen; flaxen [thing]”), from līnum (“flax”), likely ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *līnom (compare linen).
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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /əˈlaɪn/