allineation

noun

al·​lin·​eation

variants or less commonly alineation

⸗ˌ⸗⸗ˈāshən

plural -s

: alignment

Word History

Etymology

ad- + -lineation (as in delineation)

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined above

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