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Linkage vs Lina - What's the difference?

linkage | lina |

As nouns the difference between linkage and lina

is that linkage is a mechanical device that connects things while lina is line.

linkage

English

Noun

(en noun) (Genetic linkage)
  • A mechanical device that connects things.
  • :A linkage in my car's transmission is broken so I can't shift out of first gear.
  • A connection or relation between things or ideas.
  • (genetics) The property of genes of being inherited together.
  • (linguistics) A set of definitely related languages for which no proto-language can be derived, typically a group of languages within a family that have formed a sprachbund.

    • Synonyms

    *(mechanical device that connects things ): *(connection or relation between things or ideas ): association, bond, connection, link, relationship *(in genetics ): *(in linguistics ):

    Derived terms

    * linkage map

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    lina

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (female), occasionally used in English.
  • * 1849 Charlotte Brontë: Shirley : Chapter XII:
    • "Lina' - did not Moore call you ' Lina sometimes?"
    "Yes: it is sometimes used as the abbreviation of Caroline in his native country."

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