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linia

Pronunciation: /ˈliɲ.ja/

“linia” is a Polish word. Its 20 meanings in English:

noun

  1. line (long shape, continuous mark, including as made by a pen)
  2. line (separating border)
  3. line (series of people or things placed next to each other)
  4. line, figure (slim body or waist)
  5. line (external shape of something)
  6. line (oblong shape that is permanently formed by the folding of the skin in the palm of the hand, from which some people infer some aspect of a person's life)
  7. line (system of conduits for transmitting)
  8. line (telephone channel through which the call is established)
  9. line (fixed route along which specific types of vehicles run)
  10. line (all vehicles running on such a route)
  11. line (enterprise that provides communication services of a specific type of means of transport, i.e. flying)
  12. line (written or printed row of letters, words, numbers or other text)
  13. line (place where combat occurs)
  14. line (border defended by a military)
  15. line (set of devices installed in a specific order that are used for the industrial production of some type of product)
  16. line (set of products or services sold by a business)
  17. line (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person)
  18. line (course of conduct)
  19. line (series of notes)
  20. ruler (measuring device)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin līnea. First attested in 1535. Compare Kashubian liniô and Silesian lynijŏ.

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