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Definition of: lineal
(lin′ē·əl) adjective
1. Of the nature of an ancestral line or lineage; ascending or descending in a direct line: distinguished from collateral.
2. Made with lines. [<L linealis <linea line]
—lin′e·al·ly adverb
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