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Webster 1913 Edition

Interlineation

Inˊter-linˊe-a′tion

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
interlinéation
.]
1.
The act of interlining.
2.
That which is interlined; a passage, word, or line inserted between lines already written or printed.

Webster 1828 Edition

Interlineation

INTERLINEA'TION

,
Noun.
[inter and lineation.]
1.
The act of inserting words or lines between lines before written or printed.
2.
The words, passage or line inserted between lines before written or printed.

Definition 2024

interlineation

interlineation

English

Noun

interlineation ‎(plural interlineations)

  1. A notation made between the lines, especially in a handwritten document
    • 1904, Elizabeth Miller, The Yoke:
      He made the interlineation, rolled the scroll and sealed it.
    • 1909, Emerson Hough, 54-40 or Fight:
      He turned to the table and took up a long, folded document, which I saw was done in his cramped hand and with many interlineations.
    • 1920, B. G. Jefferis and J. L. Nichols, Searchlights on Health:
      Erasures, blots, interlineations always spoil the beauty of any letter.

Translations

Etymology

interlineate +‎ -ion

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