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noun
A line drawn underneath text; an underline.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
The act of underlining.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
A system of forming kinship groups that subdivide a major lineage into subgroups of more closely related individuals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
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noun
lineation due to the accumulation of matter in cavities beneath the surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
A branch of philosophy concerned with understanding of language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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History
From sub- + lineation.
