How to say "line-up" in Japanese

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  • noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers the everyday sense of a line-up of players or products — the set of people or items presented or fielded together, as in a team's line-up for a match or a company's product line-up.
  • 斉列せいれつ
    nounA less common word for things arranged in an orderly row — an array or parade-like formation. For the familiar line-up of players or products it is seldom the word you want; ラインアップ fits better.

Use 「ラインアップ」 for the everyday line-up of players or products; 斉列, a less common word, points to an orderly row or array — a parade-like formation — and is seldom what you want for that sense.

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