"polylineal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more polylineal [comparative], most polylineal [superlative]
Etymology: From poly- + lineal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|lineal}} poly- + lineal Head templates: {{en-adj}} polylineal (comparative more polylineal, superlative most polylineal)
  1. Having or being composed of many lines.
    Sense id: en-polylineal-en-adj-DBN4Cd7M Categories (other): English terms prefixed with poly- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 48 52
  2. (art) Describing any of several stylistic or expressive devices, especially in contemporary western calligraphy, employing repetition of words or phrases. Categories (topical): Art
    Sense id: en-polylineal-en-adj-AbnYr4wj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with poly-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Topics: art, arts
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