alinéa

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See also: alinea, Alinea, alínea, and alineá

French

Etymology

Univerbation of the Latin phrase ā līneā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.li.ne.a/
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Noun

alinéa m (plural alinéas)

  1. (typography) indented line (at the start of a new paragraph)
  2. paragraph
  3. (law) paragraph, subsection (legislative drafting)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: alinea
  • Esperanto: alineo

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