I. “+ adjective
Etymology: Middle English interliniare, from Middle French interlinearis, from Latin inter- + linearis linear — more at linear
1. : situated between lines
2. : inserted between lines already written or printed
interlinear gloss
interlinear corrections
interlinear translation
3.
a. : containing insertions between lines
interlinear manuscript
b. : written or printed in different languages or texts in alternate lines
interlinear bible
• in·ter·lin·e·ar·ly adverb
II. noun
( -s )
: a book having interlinear matter ; especially : a school text of a work in a foreign language with interlinear translation