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- [lin-ee-ij]
- /ˈlɪn i ɪdʒ/
- /ˈlɪn.i.ɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lin-ee-ij]
- /ˈlɪn i ɪdʒ/
Definitions of lineage word
- noun lineage the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc. 1
- noun lineage the amount charged, paid, or received per printed line, as of a magazine article or short story. 1
- noun lineage Archaic. alignment. 1
- noun lineage Lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree. 1
- noun lineage ancestry 1
- noun lineage line of descendants 1
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Origin of lineage
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; line(al) + -age; replacing Middle English linage < Anglo-French; Old French lignage < Vulgar Latin *līneāticum. See line1, -age
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Parts of speech for Lineage
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lineage popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lineage usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lineage
noun lineage
- origin — something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.
- clan — A clan is a group which consists of families that are related to each other.
- pedigree — an ancestral line; line of descent; lineage; ancestry.
- genealogy — a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
- descent — A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
Antonyms for lineage
noun lineage
- parent — a father or a mother.
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