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in·ter·lin·e·ar

 (ĭn′tər-lĭn′ē-ər)
adj.
1. Inserted between the lines of a text.
2. Written or printed with different languages or versions in alternating lines.
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interlinear

(ˌɪntəˈlɪnɪə) or

interlineal

adj
1. (Journalism & Publishing) written or printed between lines of text
2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) written or printed with the text in different languages or versions on alternate lines
ˌinterˈlinearly, ˌinterˈlineally adv
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in•ter•lin•e•ar

(ˌɪn tərˈlɪn i ər)

adj.
1. situated or inserted between lines, as of the lines of print in a book: an interlinear translation.
2. having the same text in different languages set in alternate lines: an interlinear Bible.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin]
in`ter•lin′e•ar•ly, adv.
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Adj.1.interlinear - written between lines of text
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interlinear

[ˌɪntəˈlɪnɪəʳ] ADJinterlineal
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interlinear

adjInterlinear-, interlinear; interlinear versionInterlinearversion f
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Jan Just Witkam also attributes, albeit tentatively, the hand of the interlinear text to Raphelengius in his notes.
For example, in the late-1980s we spent a couple of years building interlinear text analysis tools in C.
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