English Explanatory Dictionary

sublineation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A line drawn underneath text; an underline.
  2. The act of underlining.
  3. A system of forming kinship groups that subdivide a major lineage into subgroups of more closely related individuals.
  4. lineation due to the accumulation of matter in cavities beneath the surface.
  5. A branch of philosophy concerned with understanding of language.

Word forms

sublineation sublineations

Etymology

From sub- + lineation.

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