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Webster 1913 Edition


Lineation

Linˊe-a′tion

(lĭnˊē̍-ā′shŭn)
,
Noun.
[L.
lineatio
the drawing of a line, fr.
lineare
.]
Delineation; a line or lines.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lineation

LINEA'TION

,
Noun.
Draught; delineation, which see.

Definition 2024


lineation

lineation

See also: linéation

English

Noun

lineation (plural lineations)

  1. (geology) A linear feature in rock, often structural
    magnetic lineations
  2. (literature) The way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem
    • 2001, Shira Wolosky, The Art of Poetry, ISBN 0195138708, page 26-27:
      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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