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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

down-line en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. Describing a lower level in a hierarchical management structure

Forms

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most down-line Degree=Sup lexicographic
more down-line Degree=Cmp lexicographic

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up-line

down-line en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of down line.
    alt of down line
    • The number of down-trains daily is fifty-one, and up-trains fifty; the ropes, therefore, travel 155.25 miles on the up-line, and 158.35 miles on the down-line, or altogether 313.60 miles daily. 1842, Francis Whishaw, The Railways of Great Britain and Ireland Practically Described and Illustrated:

Forms

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down-lines Number=Plur lexicographic