n. 1. The act of marking or outlining with lines. 2. An outline. 3. An arrangement of lines. [Middle English lineacioun, from Latin līneātiō, līneātiōn-, from līneātus, past participle of līneāre, to make straight, from līnea, thread, line; see LINE1.] |
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