"lineal" meaning in English

See lineal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɪni.əl/ [General-American], /ˈlɪniːəl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lineal.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Old French lineal, from Latin līneālis, from līnea (“a line”) + -ālis (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, line + -al. Doublet of linear. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|lineal}} Old French lineal, {{uder|en|la|līneālis}} Latin līneālis, {{compound|la|līnea|-ālis|nocat=1|pos2=adjective-forming suffix|t1=a line}} līnea (“a line”) + -ālis (adjective-forming suffix), {{surf|en|line|-al}} By surface analysis, line + -al, {{doublet|en|linear}} Doublet of linear Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} lineal (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to a line. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-lineal-en-adj-7eUyoMHZ
  2. Composed of lines; delineated. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-lineal-en-adj-aT6M348t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 26 10 28 18 17
  3. In the direction of a line; of a line; of or relating to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear. Tags: not-comparable Coordinate_terms (of a line): areal, spacial, spatial
    Sense id: en-lineal-en-adj-vr0jxrHk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 26 10 28 18 17 Disambiguation of 'of a line': 20 5 75 0 0 0
  4. Having the quality of proceeding, either physically or conceptually, according to a given rationale or other controlling principles of belief, opinion, practice, or phenomenon. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-lineal-en-adj-Y4pcnv95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 26 10 28 18 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 0 23 11 37 15 14 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 0 21 12 35 15 15
  5. (anthropological and sociological): Having an ancestral relationship to mothers, fathers, grandparents, (etc.) and having a descendant relationship to sons, daughters, grandchildren (etc.), exclusive of collateral siblings. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-lineal-en-adj-N5O1x1Pa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 26 10 28 18 17
  6. (anthropological, sociological, legal): Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-lineal-en-adj-xqlQUSst Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 26 10 28 18 17 Topics: law, legal
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lineality, lineally, matrilineal, patrilineal, polylineal Related terms: line, linear, lineage

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
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        "(anthropological, sociological, legal): Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to)."
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɪniːəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
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}
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    "English terms derived from Old French",
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    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
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    {
      "sense": "of a line",
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      "word": "lineality"
    },
    {
      "word": "lineally"
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    {
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          "conceptually",
          "conceptually"
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          "according to",
          "according to"
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          "rationale",
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        ],
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          "opinion",
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          "practice",
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        ]
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    },
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      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to)."
      ],
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        "(anthropological, sociological, legal): Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to)."
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}

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