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lineaments
noun(lin-e-a-ment)
an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face —usually used in plural
lineaments
noun(lin-e-a-ment)
a linear topographic feature (as of the earth) that reveals a characteristic (such as a fault or the subsurface structure)
lineaments
noun(lin-e-a-ment)
a distinguishing or characteristic feature —usually used in plural

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