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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lineament /ˈlɪnɪəm(ə)nt/

▶noun

1 (usu. lineaments) literary a distinctive feature, especially of the face.

2 Geology a linear feature on the earth's surface.

– origin ME: from L. lineamentum, from lineare ‘make straight’, from linea (see line1).

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