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byline en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈbaɪlaɪn/

Etymology

From by- + line.

Meanings

  1. A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name.
    • Paste Magazine opted not to put a byline on its harsh review of Swift’s album, citing safety concerns for the writer. 2024 April 22, Matt Stevens, Shivani Gonzalez, “Taylor Swift Has Given Fans a Lot. Is It Finally Too Much?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 02 May 2024:
  2. A touchline.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bylines Number=Plur lexicographic
by-line UK, alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

byliner

Relateds

dateline · headline · Article components (Glossary of journalism)

Translations (3)

cs jméno autora článku (Translations) · de Verfasserzeile (Translations) · es pie de autor (Translations)

byline en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈbaɪlaɪn/

Etymology

From by- + line.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To provide (an article) with a byline.
    • Mitchell, Lange and Brus (2013) find that in a top international relations Journal^([sic])—ISQ—83 percent of men's citation are to research bylined by just men, while 57 percent of women's citations are to articles bylined by just men (table 2). 2020, Colin Elman, John Gerring, James Mahoney, editors, The Production of Knowledge: Enhancing Progress in Social Science, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, footnote 34, page 416:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bylines Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
bylining Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
by-line UK, alternative lexicographic
bylined Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bylined Tense=Past lexicographic