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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A line that bisects something into equal parts.
  • noun A painted line running along the center of a road or highway that divides it into two sections for traffic moving in opposite directions, or, in the case of a divided highway, for lines of traffic moving in the same direction at different speeds.

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  • noun A line that divides a shape into equal pieces.

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  • noun a line that bisects a plane figure

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