line
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5.6
- noun
- /laɪn/
- Her death will cleanse it, leaving those of her line innocent and free.
- line of descent
- a long line of
- parental lines
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Watch on YouTubeEyes independently evolved in different lines multiple times.
- Eyes independently evolved in different lines multiple times.
- Couple of months down the line I've been out on me motorbike.
- So I think it's hilarious that I come from a long line of draft dodgers.
- My brother Lawrence, couple years down the line, he was his dad was African.
- But I mean, it just comes from a long line of fart.
Examples
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Muhammad is then in the line of prophets.
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The first chosen king, Saul, is rejected and his line is passed over in favor of David.
Academic text (1992) -
And then a few years down the line, he had sent me an e-mail.
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Come from a long line, actually.
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You come from a long line of kings.
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I come from a long line of solicitors.
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The master potter is in the ancient line of master potters of my people.
Fiction book (1993) -
She was a tramp from a long line of tramps.
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Brianna peered over his shoulder as his finger passed slowly down the lines of the genealogical table.
Fiction book (1992) -
My family has a long line of artists, each one influencing the next generation.
Synonyms
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1.8
A number of similar things or events happening one after another
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3.7
A planned series of actions that shows what to do
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4.1
The family you come from over many generations
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4.8
A family line of people or animals related by birth
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4.6
The family a person comes from, for example parents or grandparents
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5.5
A list of family members who came before you
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5.3
A record of a person or family's ancestors that shows an important background
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5.8
The family or ancestors that someone comes from
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3.2
A group of people who are related by birth over many generations
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3.8
The people in a family who are related by blood across generations
A record showing a person's ancestors across generations
Idioms
- Formal
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4.2
While doing your job, especially in police, military, or other official work
- Informal
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8.4
To take money for yourself in a dishonest way using a job or position
Compounds
- US
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3.4
A marked line on a football field showing how many yards the ball is from the nearest goal line
- Specialized
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3.5
A single entry in a budget or bill that shows how much money it is and what it is for
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4.2
A line of workers outside a workplace during a strike who stand to protest and stop others entering
- Jargon
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6.2
An invisible line on a football field where teams stand before each play
- Specialized
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3.0
A series of machines and workers in a factory that make a product step by step
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3.7
A line that shows the edge of a piece of land and separates it from a neighbor's
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3.2
A line of people at a government office waiting to get job help or benefit money
- Specialized
10
3.5
A straight line on a graph showing the general direction of data points
- Specialized
10
3.4
A low rhythm or melody played by bass instruments that gives music its beat and depth
- Specialized
8
2.5
A pipe that carries dirty water and waste from buildings to a place that cleans it
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Etymology
Line can mean a 'thread' of family or events, like a thread that moves through time, so a line of people is a series of related family members or a chain of events. So when we talk about a family line or a line of discoveries, we mean a connected series.