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Definition of
lineal adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
lineal
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈlɪniəl
/
/
[
only before noun
]
(
formal
)
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coming directly from a later generation of the same family as someone
a lineal descendant of the company's founder
See
lineal
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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line
verb
lineage
noun
lineal
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lineaments
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linear
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