Meaning of lineal in English
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Classifying Adjective
linealDefinitions
1. arranged in a lineSynonyms
Qualitative Adjective
linealEtymology
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin linealis, from linea‘a line’ (see line)Definitions
1. in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to childExamples
- « lineal ancestors »
- « lineal heirs »
- « a direct descendant of the king »
- « direct heredity »
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