mislineation

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noun

incorrect lineation (errors in the way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem)

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Meanings

nounmislineation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableincorrect lineation (errors in the way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem)

    2011, Anthony B. Dawson and Paul Yachnin (editors), Richard II, The Oxford Shakespeare, Oxford University Press, p. 110, […] the so-called ‘deposition scene’ […] did not appear in print till 1608 […] and even then, in a poor text marked by omissions and mislineation.

Origin

From mis- + lineation.

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APA

mislineation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mislineation

MLA

“mislineation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mislineation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mislineation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mislineation.

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