Line and Origin

Line

Line noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.
Usage example: he comes from a noble line that goes back several centuries

Origin is a synonym for line in kin topic. In some cases you can use "Origin" instead a noun "Line", when it comes to topics like ancestry, blood line.

Nearby Words: lined, linear, lineup, lineage, lineal

Origin

Origin noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.
Usage example: they could trace their origins back 15 generations

Line is a synonym for origin in kin topic. You can use "Line" instead a noun "Origin", if it concerns topics such as descent, blood line.

How words are described

exact exact line exact origin
similar similar line similar origin
common common line common origin
original original line original origin
Other adjectives: actual, real, classic, official, alternate, different, previous.

Both words in one sentence

  • In Army of Darkness's German dub version, the line was "Klaatu Verata Nikto", so every German dub afterwards that considered AoD to be the origin of the reference will have the "Verata" line.
  • Beam Me Up, Scotty! In later retcons of Spider-Man's origin, and in retellings such as that of Sam Raimi's first movie, the line is shortened and attributed to Uncle Ben, so while that is what is now in-continuity, the line was not originally his.
  • LEGO Genetics Nanomachines: Technically biological in origin, but on the nano-scale the line between organism and machine is blurry anyway.
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