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dateline en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈdeɪtlaɪn/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From date + line.

Meanings

1. A line at the beginning of a document (such as a newspaper article) stating the place of origin and typically the date, and often written in capital letters.
   • Other bits of furniture include the dateline, which says where a journalist is reporting from – historically with the date of dispatch, eg “Buenos Aires, 1 March.” 2023 January 31, Elisabeth Ribbans, “The perils of using journalist jargon outside the newsroom”, in The Guardian:

Forms

Relateds

byline · headline · Article components (Glossary of journalism)

Translations (2)

pt procedência (line at the beginning of a document stating the date and place of origin) · ga dátlíne (line at the beginning of a document stating the date and place of origin)

dateline en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈdeɪtlaɪn/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From date + line.

Meanings

1. To attach a dateline to a particular document.
   • He datelined the entry: "Oxford Mississippi, 27 January, 1926." 1993, Joel Williamson, William Faulkner and Southern History, →ISBN, page 207:

Forms

Deriveds

dateliner

dateline en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (alt-of, misspelling) Misspelling of deadline.
   alt of deadline