Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahy-nee]
- /ˈlaɪ ni/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lahy-nee]
- /ˈlaɪ ni/
Definitions of liney word
- adjective liney full of or marked with lines. 1
- adjective liney resembling lines; linelike. 1
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Origin of liney
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10; line1 + -y1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Liney
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
liney popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.