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lineaments
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lineaments
(noun)
lineaments
/
ˈ
lɪnijəmənts/
noun
lineaments
/
ˈ
lɪnijəmənts/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of LINEAMENTS
[
plural
]
formal + literary
:
the features of a person's body or face
—
sometimes used figuratively
the
lineaments
[=
features
] of his personality
describing the
lineaments
of the problem
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