Translation
line
Word origin
From Latin linea ('a linen thread', hence 'a line'), from linum ('flax'). A line was originally a stretched thread, and English line, linen and linear all spin from the same fibre.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- linea
- English cognates
- line, linen, linear
Examples
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Draw a straight line on the paper.
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Write your name on the first line.
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The train runs on a new line between the two cities.
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