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Lineage
01
the line of descendants or family line originating from a specific individual
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
lineages
Examples
He is proud of his royal lineage.
02
the passing down of traits from one generation to another within a family
Examples
She inherited her musical talent from her mother, continuing the lineage of musicians in their family.
03
a unit of payment for written work, calculated according to the number of lines submitted
Examples
The author was paid by lineage for each article.
04
the number of lines in a written or printed work
Examples
The manuscript contained 300 lineage.
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