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- [hed-lahyn]
- /ˈhɛdˌlaɪn/
- /ˈhed.laɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hed-lahyn]
- /ˈhɛdˌlaɪn/
Definitions of headline word
- noun headline 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. 1
- noun headline the largest such heading on the front page, usually at the top. 1
- noun headline the line at the top of a page, containing the title, pagination, etc. 1
- verb with object headline to furnish with a headline. 1
- verb with object headline to mention or name in a headline. 1
- verb with object headline to publicize, feature, or star (a specific performer, product, etc.). 1
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Origin of headline
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; head + line1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Headline
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
headline popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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".
headline usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for headline
noun headline
- caption — A caption is the words printed underneath a picture or cartoon which explain what it is about.
- title — a clause in the 1972 Education Act stating that no one shall because of sex be denied the benefits of any educational program of activity that receives direct federal aid.
- header — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- heading — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- leader — a person or thing that leads.
adjective headline
- front-page — of major importance; worth putting on the first page of a newspaper.
- important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- significant — important; of consequence.
- momentous — of great or far-reaching importance or consequence: a momentous day.
- far-reaching — extending far in influence, effect, etc.: the far-reaching effect of his speech.
verb headline
- feature — a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.
- present — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
- top — Technical/Office Protocol
- introduce — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- advertise — If someone or something advertises a particular quality, they show it in their appearance or behaviour.
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