ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Mislineation

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Mislineation is a noun meaning incorrect lineation (errors in the way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem).

Meaning

incorrect lineation (errors in the way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem).

Example Sentences

2011, Anthony B. Dawson and Paul Yachnin (editors), Richard II, The Oxford Shakespeare, Oxford University Press, p. 110, […] the so-called ‘deposition scene’ […] did not appear in print till 1608 […] and even then, in a poor text marked by omissions and mislineation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mishyphenation, misdivision, mislocution, mispunctuation, miswording, misplot.

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