interlinear

American  

[in-ter-lin-ee-er] / ˌɪn tərˈlɪn i ər /

adjective

1. situated or inserted between lines, as of the lines of print in a book.

   a Latin text with interlinear translation.

2. having interpolated lines; interlined.

3. having the same text in various languages set in alternate lines.

   the interlinear Bible.

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noun

1. a book, especially a textbook, having interlinear matter, as a translation.

interlinear British  

/ ˌɪntəˈlɪnɪə /

adjective

1. written or printed between lines of text

2. written or printed with the text in different languages or versions on alternate lines

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Other Word Forms

• interlinearly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of interlinear

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word interlīneāris. See interline ¹, -ar ¹

Example Sentences

In Your Catholic Language she gives a literal, interlinear translation of the Mass, side instructions that help readers pick up Latin vocabulary and syntax.

From Time Magazine Archive

Both for Americans who have been to England and for those who have never been nearer than Punch, Britannia Waives the Rules will be good interlinear reading.

From Time Magazine Archive

Vocabularies, grammars and interlinear translations were compiled for the use of students as well as commentaries on the older texts and explanations of obscure words and phrases.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

Next in importance to this version are the two following Latin MSS. of the four Gospels, with an interlinear Anglo-Saxon gloss.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose

The Latin was written by Eadfrith, bishop of Lindisfarne 698-721; the interlinear gloss being about two and a half centuries later, made near Durham about the year 950.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose