Meanings
nounagate line (plural agate lines)
plural agate lines
- A unit of advertising space that is one column wide and one agate (one fourteenth of an inch) deep.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounspace for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
Similar
Broader
area unitsquare measure
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APA
agate line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agate%20line
MLA
“agate line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agate%20line. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agate line,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agate%20line.
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