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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ligne n., pl. lignes

Time(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
Clothingline¹ (def. 44).

French: line¹

'ligne' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

align - douzième - lignaloes - line

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