adj
Meaning 1
inserted between the lines of a text
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
interlinear
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Sound
Pronunciation
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adj
Meaning 2
having alternate lines of text in different languages
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 3
A translated text having alternate lines in different languages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I've been reading a lot of graded readers and interlinears lately.
Meaning relationships
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adjective
Meaning 4
written between lines of text
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: interlineal
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *līnomder. Proto-Italic *līnom Latin līnum Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin līneus Latin līnea Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin līneārisbor. English linear English interlinear From inter- + linear.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: interlineal — interlinear
- Finnish: rivienvälinen — interlinear
- French: interlinéaire — interlinear
- German: interlinear — interlinear
- German: Interlinear- — interlinear
- German: zwischenzeilig — interlinear
- Irish: idirlínteach — interlinear
- Scottish Gaelic: eadar-sgrìobhach — interlinear
- Scottish Gaelic: eadar-sgrìobhta — interlinear
- Scottish Gaelic: eadar-shreathte — interlinear
- Scottish Gaelic: eadar-shreathach — interlinear
- Volapük: vülienik — interlinear
- Volapük: vüliena- — interlinear
- Finnish: rivienvälinen käännös — interlinear (translation)
- French: interlinéaire — interlinear (translation)
- French: glose interlinéaire — interlinear (translation)
- German: Interlinearübersetzung — interlinear (translation)
- German: Interlineares — interlinear (translation)
- Volapük: vülienatradutod — interlinear (translation)
- Volapük: vülienot — interlinear (translation)