number vs lineage

lineage vs number

number and lineage both are nouns.

number is a verb but lineage is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
number	Yes	No	Yes	No
lineage	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lineage is a hyponym of number; that is, lineage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than number:

number: a concept of quantity involving zero and units
lineage: the number of lines in a piece of printed material

Other hyponyms of number include arity, co-ordinate, coordinate, folio, page number, pagination, paging, decimal, constant, oxidation number, oxidation state, cardinality, count, factor, Fibonacci number, prime, prime quantity, composite number, score, record, compound number, no., ordinal, ordinal number, cardinal, cardinal number, base, radix, floating-point number, fixed-point number, atomic number, baryon number, quota, linage, natural number, integer, whole number, addend, augend, minuend, subtrahend, difference, remainder, complex number, complex quantity, imaginary, imaginary number, second power, square, cube, third power, biquadrate, biquadratic, fourth power, quartic, root, dividend, divisor, quotient, remainder, multiplier, multiplier factor, multiplicand.

number (noun)	lineage (noun)
an item of clothing	inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals	the hereditary derivation of an individual
a clothing measurement	a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
one of a series published periodically	the number of lines in a piece of printed material
a symbol used to represent a number	the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc.
the number is used in calling a particular telephone
a short performance that is part of a longer program
the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural)
a numbered item in a series
a select company of people
a concept of quantity involving zero and units

number (verb)	lineage (verb)
place a limit on the number of
determine the number or amount of
enumerate
give numbers to
add up in number or quantity
put into a group

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