multilineal en · ADJ
Etymology
From multi- + lineal.
Meanings
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Having many lines, for example lines of descent
This Map is multilineal in the extreme, and is the first in which the Eastern Islands are included
1773, George Steevens, The Plays of Shakespeare with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators:multilineal kinship
multilineal sequence
multilineal evolution
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more multilineal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most multilineal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |