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Line

/laɪn/
A long, thin mark or series of marks on a surface or a connected series of items placed in a row.

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Examples:

Aramis eagerly read the following lines:

The street is lined with a least a dozen bodies.

He looked along the railway line towards the tunnel.

Etymology:

etymology
The word line comes from the Latin linea, which means cord or rope, and was used in the sense of a thread or string used for measurement or drawing straight paths. This evolved to its current usage in Middle English during the 12th century.

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