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lineament

Meaningto draw a line

Common meaning: a facial feature

Journey through time

  1. Latinlineare‘to draw a line’source
  2. Latinmeaning shiftsto draw a line → a drawinglineamentum‘a drawing’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa drawing → a facial featurelineament‘a facial feature’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin lineare ‘to draw a line’.

Source words

  • lineare Latin · source word “to draw a line”

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