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lineal

/'l/I/n/i//@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child

    adj.all

    Examples
    Lineal ancestors.
    Lineal heirs.
    Synonyms direct
    Antonyms collateral indirect

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to <i>collateral</i>; as, a <i>lineal</i> descent or a <i>lineal</i> descendant.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. arranged in a line

    adj.all

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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