headline

See also: head line

English

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The part marked 6 is the headline

Etymology

From head + lineCategory:English compound terms#HEADLINE.

Pronunciation

Noun

headline (plural headlines)Category:English lemmas#HEADLINECategory:English nouns#HEADLINECategory:English countable nouns#HEADLINECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#HEADLINECategory:Pages with entries#HEADLINECategory:Pages with 1 entry#HEADLINE

  1. (journalismCategory:en:Mass media#HEADLINE) The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.
    Synonyms: hed, lead
    The headline on today's newspaper reads "John Doe Wins Wood-Splitting Competition."Category:English terms with usage examples#HEADLINE
  2. (printingCategory:en:Printing#HEADLINE, datedCategory:English dated terms#HEADLINE) The line at the top of a page containing the folio or number of the page.
  3. (entertainment) The top-billed attraction.
    Synonym: headliner
  4. (nauticalCategory:en:Nautical#HEADLINE) A headrope.
  5. This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Category:Requests for definitions in English entries#HEADLINE

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Verb

headline (third-person singular simple present headlines, present participle headlining, simple past and past participle headlined)Category:English lemmas#HEADLINECategory:English verbs#HEADLINECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#HEADLINECategory:Pages with entries#HEADLINECategory:Pages with 1 entry#HEADLINE

  1. To give a headline to a page or section of a text.
    • 1974 February 2, Charles Bonnell, “Typewriter In Hand”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 32, page 4:
      Once again I take typewriter in hand to express my opinion on two very different issues. Good luck in deciding what to headline this letter.
      Category:English terms with quotations#HEADLINE
  2. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#HEADLINE, intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#HEADLINE, entertainment) To present as the main attraction; to have top billing, to be the main attraction.

Derived terms

Category:en:Ropes and cords#HEADLINE
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