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mislineation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 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.

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History

Etymology

From mis- + lineation.