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Longitude is an angle. It can be described in any common unit of angle measure.

Historically, it's degrees/minutes/seconds.

Lines are completely irrelevant, and only serve to confuse people.

You would not ask "What measurement is used to express lines on a ruler ?"

You would ask "What is the unit of measurement for length ?"

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