lineation

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lineation

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From Latin lineatio.

noun lineations

countable, uncountable A linear feature in rock, often structural magnetic lineations
countable, uncountable The way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem Lineation is very much a matter of syntax, organizing the poem's grammar across its lines in ways significant and central to the poem's meaning.

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@misc{lineation_2026,
  title = {lineation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lineation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}