Meaning & use
linage
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The number of lines of printed or written text, especially as a basis for payment, such as for advertising or freelance writing.
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The freelance writer was paid according to her article's linage.
The newspaper calculated the ad's cost based on its linage.
A note on using this word
A niche term mainly used in publishing, journalism, and advertising; easy to confuse with 'lineage' (ancestry), which is spelled and pronounced differently.
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