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.

---

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

---

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

It's no credit to carry an interlinear translation of your temperament on your face.

From At Good Old Siwash by Fitch, George

The story is quoted by Professor Harrison, and the literal interlinear version is inserted by him to give a clue to the meaning.

From Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation by Harris, Joel Chandler

It takes a pitiless avalanche of words to spread these interlinear doings out for you; but you are to conceive that the pause is mine and not the action's.

From The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady by Lynde, Francis