Ĭn′ter-līn′e-al or Ĭn′ter-līn′e-ar1, a.
a. [Prefix inter, between, and linear; L. Lat. interlinearis, It. interlineare, Sp. interlineal, Fr. interlinéaire.] Written between lines before written or printed; inserted between other lines; as, an interlinear translation, that is, a work in which the translation is inserted between the lines of text.