row

English

/ˈɹəʊ/, /ˈɹoʊ/, /ɹəʊ/, /ɹoʊ/, /ɹaʊ/

noun
Definitions
  • A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden etc.
  • A line of entries in a table, etc., going from left to right, as opposed to a column going from top to bottom.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English rewe (row, rue) inherited from Old English rǣw (row, line) derived from Proto-Germanic *raiwō derived from Proto-Indo-European *reyk- (etch, carve, scratch).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*reyk-

Gloss

etch, carve, scratch

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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