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coverline en · NOUN

Etymology

From cover + line.

Meanings

  1. A line of text on the front cover of a magazine, briefly describing and promoting the content.
    • “The optimum number of coverlines on a real life title is seven,” he says. “But Chat’s design enables it to run one more than that, giving it a real advantage, one more hook to pull readers in.” 2010 November 22, Peter Genower, “Today’s covers - reader focused, brand aware - and hard, hard sell”, in InPublishing:
    • My face was on the cover of Inc. magazine, and the coverline said: "Zumba, Company of the Year." 2017 September 28, Beto Perez, “The Moment I Realized That I - and Zumba - Had Achieved the American Dream”, in PopSugar:

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coverlines Number=Plur lexicographic