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Definition of Aline
1. Verb. Place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight. "Align the sheets of paper on the table"
Specialized synonyms: Address, Synchronise, Synchronize, Realign, Realine, True, True Up, Collimate, Concenter, Concentre, Focalise, Focalize, Focus
Generic synonyms: Reorient
Derivative terms: Alignment
Antonyms: Skew
Definition of Aline
1. v. t. To range or place in a line; to bring into line; to align.
Definition of Aline
1. Proper noun. (French female given name) borrowed from (etyl fr). ¹
2. Proper noun. A small town in Oklahoma. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To form in line; to fall into line. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To adhere oneself with a group or a way of thinking. ¹
6. Adverb. in line ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aline
1. to align [v ALINED, ALINING, ALINES] - See also: align
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aline
Literary usage of Aline
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1872)
"Thank you, aline," said Frank. And for the first time their eyes met. ... I will
be back in a few moment«," he said to aline; " and I shall find you here, ..."
2. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Margaret Chandler: With a Memoir of Her Life by Elizabeth Margaret Chandler, Benjamin Lundy (1836)
"aline. How very beautiful The creatures of this earth can sometimes be! aline was
one of such ; the summer rose Hath not a petal fairer than her cheek, ..."
3. The Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland, Containing Descriptions of by John Macculloch (1824)
"Loch aline, however, might fairly demand a few hours from the various dilettantes
who make the voyage from Oban to Aros ; but it is unhonoured because ..."
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