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lineal

lineal is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to). For only you are lineal to the throne. Dryden.
  2. 2.Composed of lines; delineated; as, lineal designs.
  3. 3.In the direction of a line; of a line; of or pertaining to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear; as, lineal magnitude. Lineal measure, the measure of length; -- usually written linear measure.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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