offset-line

off·set-line

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun, adjective awf-set, of- lahyn]
- /noun, adjective ˈɔfˌsɛt, ˈɒf- laɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun, adjective awf-set, of- lahyn]
- /noun, adjective ˈɔfˌsɛt, ˈɒf- laɪn/

Definitions of offset-line word

noun offset-line something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent. 1
noun offset-line the start, beginning, or outset. 1
noun offset-line a short lateral shoot by which certain plants are propagated. 1
noun offset-line an offshoot or branch of a specific population or family. 1
noun offset-line any offshoot; branch. 1
noun offset-line Also called offset printing, offset lithography. Lithography. a process in which a lithographic stone or metal or paper plate is used to make an inked impression on a rubber blanket that transfers it to the paper being printed, instead of being made directly on the paper. the impression itself. 1

before 1545

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1545-55; after verb phrase set off

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preposition

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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".