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Lineally

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lin·e·al  (ln-l)
adj.
1. Belonging to or being in the direct line of descent from an ancestor.
2. Derived from or relating to a particular line of descent; hereditary.
3. Linear.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin lnelis, consisting of lines, from Latin lnea, line; see line1.]
line·al·ly adv.
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Adv.1.lineally - by an unbroken line of descent; "she is related lineally to the Royal Family"


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At all events, Scheherazade, who, being lineally descended from Eve, fell heir, perhaps, to the whole seven baskets of talk, which the latter lady, we all know, picked up from under the trees in the garden of Eden-Scheherazade, I say, finally triumphed, and the tariff upon beauty was repealed.
The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherezade by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
The Princess was of the family of Pompili, lineally descended from the second king of Rome, and Egeria of the house of Olympus, while the Prince's grandfather, Alessandro Polonia, sold wash-balls, essences, tobacco, and pocket-handkerchiefs, ran errands for gentlemen, and lent money in a small way.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
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