lineage
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lineage
- /ˈlɪn.i.ɪd͡ʒ/ Australia, Canada, US
Where it comes from
From Middle English linage, from Old French linage, from ligne, from Latin linea (“line”); equivalent to line + -age.
noun lineages · linage
- Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage. Theſe Anius Ueres [Marcus Annius Verus, father of Marcus Aurelius] was a lygnage, that auanced them to be deſcẽded [descended] of Numa Pompilio, and of Quintꝰ [Quintus] Curtius the famous Romayn: […]
- A number of lines of text in a column. Total newspaper advertising lineage in the North Atlantic region
- A fee or rate paid per line of text.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bloodline, ancestry, filiation, pedigree, parentage, stock, origin, linage, descent, line, derivation, blood, blood line, progeny, family, familial
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noun descent
| Español | linaje, estirpe, prosapia, alcurnia, abolengo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 血統 /血统 xuètǒng |
| हिन्दी | वंश vañś, कुल kul |
| Kiswahili | kizazi |
| Português | linhagem, descendência, estirpe |
| Français | descendance, lignée, lignage |
| Deutsch | Abstammung, Geschlecht, Abstammungreihe, Abstammunglinie |
| Italiano | discendenza, lignaggio, stirpe |
| Ελληνικά | γενεαλογία genealogía |
| Română | descendență, filiație |
| Русский | происхожде́ние proisxoždénije, родосло́вная rodoslóvnaja |
| עברית | שׁוֹשֶׁלֶת shoshélet |
noun number of lines
| 中文 | 行數 /行数 |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | kizazi |
| Français | lignage |
| Deutsch | Zeilenzahl |
| Italiano | righe |
| Русский | число́ строк čisló strok |
noun fee or rate paid per line of text
| 中文 | 按行費率 /按行费率 àn háng fèilǜ |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Zeilengebühr |
Talk about this word "lineage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lineage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lineage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lineage "lineage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lineage.Cite this
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title = {lineage},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lineage},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
