interlinear

interlinear

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Italic *ənter
Latin inter
Latin inter-bor.
English inter-
English linear
English interlinear

    From inter- + linear.

    Adjective

    interlinear (not comparable)

    1. (of text) inserted between the lines of a text
    2. having alternate lines of text in different languages

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    Noun

    interlinear (plural interlinears)

    1. A translated text having alternate lines in different languages.
      I've been reading a lot of graded readers and interlinears lately.

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