Word a Day
lineage
What does lineage mean?
lineage (noun): descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce lineage?
/ˈlɪniədʒ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does lineage come from?
From Middle English linage, from Old French linage, from ligne, from Latin linea (“line”); equivalent to line + -age.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of lineage?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “lineage” mean?
overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; an instance of this; a fright, a scare
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descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage
Right! That's what “lineage” means.
a fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages
Not quite: that's what salary means.
a clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, or a literary composition
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Which word is closest in meaning to “lineage”?
pedigree
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security
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position
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research
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