interlinear

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adjective

inserted between the lines of a text

“I've been reading a lot of graded readers and interlinears lately.”

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interlineal
OriginEnglish linear ← Latin līneāris ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectiveinterlinear (not comparable)
  1. not comparableinserted between the lines of a text
  2. not comparablehaving alternate lines of text in different languages
nouninterlinear (plural interlinears)

plural interlinears

  1. A translated text having alternate lines in different languages.

    I've been reading a lot of graded readers and interlinears lately.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivewritten between lines of text

Similar
interlineal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*līnom
  8. Proto-Italic*līnom
  9. Latinlīnum
  10. Latinlīneus
  11. Latinlīnea
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Latinlīneāris
  15. Englishlinear
  16. Englishinterlinear

From inter- + linear.

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Translations

Catalan interlineal
  • interlinealinterlinear
Finnish rivienvälinen, rivienvälinen käännös
  • rivienvälineninterlinear
  • rivienvälinen käännösinterlinear (translation)
French interlinéaire, interlinéaire
  • interlinéaireinterlinear
  • interlinéaireinterlinear (translation)
  • glose interlinéaireinterlinear (translation)
German interlinear, Interlinear-
  • interlinearinterlinear
  • Interlinear-interlinear
  • zwischenzeiliginterlinear
  • Interlinearübersetzunginterlinear (translation)
  • Interlinearesinterlinear (translation)
Irish idirlínteach
  • idirlínteachinterlinear
Scottish Gaelic eadar-sgrìobhach, eadar-sgrìobhta
  • eadar-sgrìobhachinterlinear
  • eadar-sgrìobhtainterlinear
  • eadar-shreathteinterlinear
  • eadar-shreathachinterlinear
Cite this entry
APA

interlinear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interlinear

MLA

“interlinear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interlinear. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interlinear,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interlinear.

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