linagen.
/ˈlʌɪnɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈlaɪnɪdʒ/ a. Position (of figures) in line.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > arrangement in (a) row(s) or line(s > [noun] > position in a line
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linage1883
1883 in J. Millington Are we to read Backwards? 39 The modern Arabic figures—uniform in linage—were more legible than the ‘old style’ figures.
b. Quantity of printed or written matter estimated in number of lines.
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society > communication > printing > printed matter > [noun] > amount printed > amount estimated by lines
linage1884
1884 Nonconformist & Independent 9 May 446/1 Fair progress was made, though no great amount of lineage of the Bill was disposed of.
c. Payment according to the number of lines; also, the charge made (by a newspaper, etc.) according to the number of lines occupied by an advertisement, etc.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > [noun] > per line
linage1888
1888 Globe 27 Oct. 6/5 An editor..offered him [Mr. Swinburne] ‘lineage’ for a poem.
1898 Kendal Mercury 7 Jan. 5/6 One of the terms of the engagement was that he [a reporter] was to have half the ‘lineage’.
1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang.
1968 Listener 20 June 818/2 (advt.) Linage 6s. 6d. a line.
1971 Timber Trades Jrnl. 14 Aug. 61 Linage. Minimum 20 words. 10p per word.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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