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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lineate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lin-eate
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mark with lines.

Obsolete

verb

To delineate, represent.

Obsolete

adj

Marked with lines.

Obsolete

adj

Marked longitudinally with depressed parallel lines.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

First attested in 1558; borrowed from Medieval Latin līneātus, perfect passive participle of līneō (“to draw a line; (classically) to reduce to a straight line, make straight”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from līnea (“a line”).

Origin

Usage

Inflected Forms

lineates (present, singular) lineating (participle, present) lineated (participle, past) lineated (past) more lineate (comparative) most lineate (superlative) lineated (alternative)

Questions

What does lineate mean?
To mark with lines.
Where does lineate come from?
First known use: First attested in 1558.

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