headline

[ hed-lahyn ]

/ ˈhɛdˌlaɪn /

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noun Also called head.

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.

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

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

verb (used with object), head·lined, head·lin·ing.

to furnish with a headline.

to mention or name in a headline.

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

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

verb (used without object), head·lined, head·lin·ing.

to be the star of an entertainment.

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Origin of headline

First recorded in 1620–30; head + line¹

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Back then, the Times described Kasich in a headline as “A Republican with rough edges.”
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Gothic letter, Caxton's fourth font, forty lines to the page, with headline.
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“Groan yourself,” said Mr. Mix, and put a trembling finger on the headline.
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As he glanced over the morning paper, the headline caught his eyes.
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British Dictionary definitions for headline

headline

/ (ˈhɛdˌlaɪn) /

noun

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

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

hit the headlines to become prominent in the news

verb

(tr) to furnish (a story or page) with a headline

to have top billing (in)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for headline

headline

1670s, from head (n.) in sense "heading of a book or chapter" (c.1200) + line (n.). Originally a printers' term for the line at the top of a page containing the title and page number; used of newspapers from 1890, and transferred unthinkingly to broadcast media. Headlinese "language peculiar to headlines" is from 1927. Headlines "important news" is from 1908.

headline

noun Also called head.

verb (used with object), head·lined, head·lin·ing.

verb (used without object), head·lined, head·lin·ing.

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