Are antenna lines the actual antenna or just a separator?

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I've read 2 different explanations of this. 1 place said the lines are the actual antenna. Somewhere else I read that the lines are just separators and the long oval metal area that the lines are surrounding are the actual antenna. What part of the phone are the actual antenna?

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