subheading
Britishnoun
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the heading or title of a subdivision or subsection of a printed work
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a division subordinate to a main heading or title
Explanation
A subheading is a title underneath the main title, or above a specific section of writing. Your teacher might add the subheading "A Fictionalized Memoir" to your essay, titled "My Amazing Life." A heading is a main title, and a subheading is the text below that adds information about the headline, or that sets apart sections of an article or book. Subheadings are usually printed in type that's smaller than the heading but larger than the text that follows. Newspaper subheadings also sum up the main theme of each separate section or paragraph of a story. The headline "Catnapper Apprehended" might be followed by the subheading "A Case of Mistaken Identity."
Vocabulary lists containing subheading
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Example Sentences
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The subheading of a January 2021 opinion piece in The New York Times declared: “The terrible experiment is over.”
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024
Tap the green plus icon under the Time of Day subheading, and enter the time you want and the dosage.
From The Verge • Jul. 13, 2022
In a 1938 article, the Defender included a subheading that declared, "Nixon Also Refutes 'Confession'."
From Salon • Jul. 3, 2021
Volckmer has said the subheading was kept off the cover “as a surprise” – making it the first of many unsteadying gear shifts in a monologue that sets out to unsettle.
From The Guardian • Sep. 3, 2020
A few pages on there comes the subheading “Calumnies Caustic and Catty by Callie.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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