INTERLINEAR


Meaning of INTERLINEAR in English

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

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