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linage

noun
lin·​age | \ ˈlī-nij How to pronounce linage (audio) \
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Definition of linage

: the number of lines of printed or written matter

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 These examples may be more than 250 years apart, but in short, but illuminating captions, Siegler traces their linage. — Agatha French, latimes.com, "'Signs of Resistance' celebrates the history of American protest art," 15 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of linage

1884, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of linage was in 1884

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