dateline

date·line

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [deyt-lahyn]
- /ˈdeɪtˌlaɪn/
- /ˈdeɪt.laɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [deyt-lahyn]
- /ˈdeɪtˌlaɪn/

Definitions of dateline word

noun dateline the date and location of a story, placed at the top of an article 3
noun dateline the date and place of writing or issue, as given in a line in a letter, a newspaper, a dispatch, etc. 3
noun dateline international date line 3
verb transitive dateline to furnish with a dateline 3
noun dateline a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like. 1
verb with object dateline to furnish (a news story) with a dateline: He datelines his reports Damascus. 1

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Origin of dateline

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; date1 + line1

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Parts of speech for Dateline

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dateline

dateline popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

dateline usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dateline

noun dateline

heading — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
subheading — a subordinate division of a title or heading.
subhead — a title or heading of a subdivision, as in a chapter, essay, or newspaper article.
identification — an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.

All 4 Synonyms of dateline