linage
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linage
the number of printed lines; the amount charged (or paid) per printed line
Not to be confused with:
lineage – ancestry, pedigree, parentage, genealogy
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lin·age
also line·age (lī′nĭj)n.
1. The number of lines of printed or written material.
2. Payment for written work at a specified amount per line.
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linage
(ˈlaɪnɪdʒ) orlineage
n
1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the number of lines in a piece of written or printed matter
2. (Journalism & Publishing) payment for written material calculated according to the number of lines
3. a less common word for alignment
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lin•age
(ˈlaɪ nɪdʒ)n.
1. the number of printed lines, esp. agate lines, covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
2. the amount charged, paid, or received per printed line, as of a magazine article or short story.
[1880–85]
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| Noun | 1. | linage - the number of lines in a piece of printed material number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" |
| 2. | linage - a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted charge per unit, rate - amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5" |
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linage
[ˈlaɪnɪdʒ] N (Press) → número m de líneasadvertising linage → espacio m destinado a publicidad
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linage
n (Press) → Zeilenzahl f; advertising linage → Anzeigenzeilenzahl f; linage advertisement → Kleinanzeige f
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