INTERLINEAR


Meaning of INTERLINEAR in English

I. ˌin-tər-ˈli-nē-ər adjective

Etymology: Middle English interliniare, from Medieval Latin interlinearis, from Latin inter- + linea line

Date: 15th century

1. : inserted between lines already written or printed

2. : written or printed in different languages or texts in alternate lines

• in·ter·lin·ear·ly adverb

II. noun

Date: 1850

: a book having interlinear matter ; especially : a book in a foreign language with interlinear translation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.