English

Etymology
From AGr. polytonic|κλίνειν (klínein) �to lean, incline�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/klaɪn/

Noun
en-noun

1. biology A gradation in a character or phenotype within a species or other group.
2. Any graduated continuum.

#* 2005, Ronnie Cann, Ruth Kempson and Lutz Marten, The Dynamics of Language, an Introduction, p. 412
#*: This account effectively reconstructs the well-known grammaticalisation cline from anaphora to agreement, …

Derived terms
clinal

ar:cline
id:cline
ru:cline
vi:cline
tr:cline

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