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/ˈlɪn.i.ɪd͡ʒ/
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L IH1 N IY0 AH0 JH
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Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A number of lines of text in a column.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: press
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A fee or rate paid per line of text.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ancestry, derivation, filiation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inheritance, hereditary pattern
Narrower terms: origin, descent, extraction, pedigree, bloodline
the descendants of one individual
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his entire lineage has been warriors
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: genealogy, family tree
Narrower terms: family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry, side
a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: linage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rate, charge per unit
the number of lines in a piece of printed material
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: linage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: number
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: descent, line of descent, filiation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: kinship, family relationship, relationship
Narrower terms: bilateral descent, unilateral descent
From Middle English linage, from Old French linage, from ligne, from Latin linea (“line”); equivalent to line + -age.
Across languages
Translations
89 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani :
soy
— descent
Azerbaijani :
nəsil
— descent
Basque :
narea
— descent
Bulgarian :
произход
(proizhod)
— descent
Catalan :
llinatge
— descent
Chinese Mandarin :
血統 /血统
(xuètǒng)
— descent
Czech :
rod
— descent
Dutch :
geslacht
— descent
Dutch :
nakomelingschap
— descent
Dutch :
afkomst
— descent
Dutch :
afstamming
— descent
Faroese :
ætt
— descent
Faroese :
ættarslag
— descent
Finnish :
sukujuuret
— descent
Finnish :
esivanhemmat
— descent
French :
descendance
— descent
French :
lignée
— descent
French :
lignage
— descent
Galician :
liñaxe
— descent
Galician :
fruxe
— descent
German :
Abstammung
— descent
German :
Geschlecht
— descent
German :
Abstammungreihe
— descent
German :
Abstammunglinie
— descent
Greek :
γενεαλογία
(genealogía)
— descent
Hebrew :
שׁוֹשֶׁלֶת
(shoshélet)
— descent
Hindi :
वंश
(vañś)
— descent
Hindi :
कुल
(kul)
— descent
Hungarian :
származás
— descent
Hungarian :
eredet
— descent
Irish :
líne
— descent
Irish :
ginealach
— descent
Italian :
discendenza
— descent
Italian :
lignaggio
— descent
Italian :
stirpe
— descent
Latin :
stirps
— descent
Latin :
prōsāpia
— descent
Malay :
zuriat
— descent
Malayalam :
വംശപാരമ്പര്യം
(vaṁśapāramparyaṁ)
— descent
Manx :
sheel
— descent
Māori :
tātai
— descent
Māori :
kaha
— descent
Marshallese :
bwij
— descent
Middle English :
lynage
— descent
Norwegian Bokmål :
kjønn
— descent
Persian :
تبار
(tabâr)
— descent
Polish :
rodowód
— descent
Portuguese :
linhagem
— descent
Portuguese :
descendência
— descent
Portuguese :
estirpe
— descent
Quechua :
awkikuna
— descent
Romanian :
descendență
— descent
Romanian :
filiație
— descent
Russian :
происхожде́ние
(proisxoždénije)
— descent
Russian :
родосло́вная
(rodoslóvnaja)
— descent
Scottish Gaelic :
sìol
— descent
Scottish Gaelic :
sinnsearachd
— descent
Scottish Gaelic :
sliochd
— descent
Slovak :
rod
— descent
Spanish :
linaje
— descent
Spanish :
estirpe
— descent
Spanish :
prosapia
— descent
Spanish :
alcurnia
— descent
Spanish :
abolengo
— descent
Swahili :
kizazi
— descent
Swedish :
härstamning
— descent
Turkish :
köken
— descent
Turkish :
nesil
— descent
Turkish :
soy
— descent
Ottoman Turkish :
صوی
(soy)
— descent
Ottoman Turkish :
نسل
(nesl)
— descent
Ottoman Turkish :
ذریت
(zürriyet)
— descent
Ukrainian :
родові́д
(rodovíd)
— descent
Ukrainian :
похо́дження
(poxódžennja)
— descent
Welsh :
tras
— descent
Welsh :
achau
— descent
Yiddish :
ייִחוס
(yikhes)
— descent
Bulgarian :
брой редове
(broj redove)
— number of lines
Chinese Mandarin :
行數 /行数
— number of lines
Dutch :
lijnental
— number of lines
Finnish :
rivimäärä
— number of lines
French :
lignage
— number of lines
German :
Zeilenzahl
— number of lines
Italian :
righe
— number of lines
Russian :
число́ строк
(čisló strok)
— number of lines
Swahili :
kizazi
— number of lines
Chinese Mandarin :
按行費率 /按行费率
(àn háng fèilǜ)
— fee or rate paid per line of text
Finnish :
rivihinta
— fee or rate paid per line of text
German :
Zeilengebühr
— fee or rate paid per line of text