headline

[ hed-lahyn ]
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nounAlso called head .
  1. a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks.

  2. the largest such heading on the front page, usually at the top.

  1. the line at the top of a page, containing the title, pagination, etc.

verb (used with object),head·lined, head·lin·ing.
  1. to furnish with a headline.

  2. to mention or name in a headline.

  1. to publicize, feature, or star (a specific performer, product, etc.).

  2. to be the star of (a show, nightclub act, etc.)

verb (used without object),head·lined, head·lin·ing.
  1. to be the star of an entertainment.

Origin of headline

1
First recorded in 1620–30; head + line1

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British Dictionary definitions for headline

headline

/ (ˈhɛdˌlaɪn) /


noun
  1. Also called: head, heading

    • a phrase at the top of a newspaper or magazine article indicating the subject of the article, usually in larger and heavier type

    • a line at the top of a page indicating the title, page number, etc

  2. (usually plural) the main points of a television or radio news broadcast, read out before the full broadcast and summarized at the end

  1. hit the headlines to become prominent in the news

verb
  1. (tr) to furnish (a story or page) with a headline

  2. to have top billing (in)

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