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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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Recent Examples on the Web Humans have moved tortoises from different islands, and there could be additional hybrid tortoises with Pinta Island linage in other areas of the Galápagos. — TheWeek, "Conservationists discover descendants of tortoise species thought to be extinct," 7 Feb. 2020

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First Known Use of linage

1884, in the meaning defined above

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“Linage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linage. Accessed 17 Apr. 2021.

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