Meaning of LINEAL in English

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Meaning of LINEAL in English

• Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant.
• Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to).
• Composed of lines; delineated; as, lineal designs.
• In the direction of a line; of or pertaining to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear; as, lineal magnitude.

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