interlineation

English

Etymology

interlineate +‎ -ion

Noun

interlineation (plural interlineations)

1. A notation made between the lines, especially in a handwritten document
   • 1904, Elizabeth Miller, The Yoke‎^[1]:

     He made the interlineation, rolled the scroll and sealed it.

   • 1909, Emerson Hough, 54-40 or Fight‎^[2]:

     He turned to the table and took up a long, folded document, which I saw was done in his cramped hand and with many interlineations.

   • 1920, B. G. Jefferis and J. L. Nichols, Searchlights on Health‎^[3]:

     Erasures, blots, interlineations always spoil the beauty of any letter.

Translations

a notation made between the lines

• Irish: idirlíniú m
• Romanian: adăugire la un act f
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• Scottish Gaelic: eadar-lìneadh m, eadar-sgrìobhadh m, eadar-shreathadh m