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lineal

li·neal

UK/ˈlɪniːəl/ US/ˈlɪni.əl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child

  • “lineal ancestors”
  • “lineal heirs”
  • “a direct descendant of the king”
  • “direct heredity”
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2.

arranged in a line

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Origin

From Old French lineal, from Latin līneālis, from līnea (“a line”) + -ālis (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, line + -al. Doublet of linear.

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