Line

/laɪn/ noun

A line is a long, thin mark or path, like one drawn with a pencil or formed by people standing one after another. It can also mean a row of words, a boundary, or a series of connected things.

“Line” comes from Latin “līnea,” meaning “linen thread,” because early straight edges were made by stretching a tight string. Over time, the idea of a stretched thread turned into the geometric and drawn “line” we use today.

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