| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | rec·ti·lin·e·ar |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  r k t -l n  -r |
| ADJECTIVE: | Moving in, consisting of, bounded by, or characterized by a straight line or lines: following a rectilinear path; rectilinear patterns in wallpaper. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Late Latin rctil neus : Latin rctus, right; see reg- in Appendix I + Latin lnea, line; see line1. | | OTHER FORMS: | recti·line·ar·ly —ADVERB
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