headline en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɛd.laɪn/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From head + line.
Meanings
- (obsolete) A rope. ▸ Any of various type of rope used to attach a sail to a yard.
- A rope. ▸ A rope or chain used to attach the bow of a vessel to the shore or to another vessel.
- A rope. ▸ A rope tied to the head of an animal.
- (as two words, qualifier:palmistry, usually) A line, and related senses. ▸ A line stretching diagonally across the palm, said to represent mental or intellectual matters.
- (Canada, US, archaic, as two words) A line, and related senses. ▸ The boundary line of a piece of land, used as a reference in surveying etc.
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(historical) A line, and related senses. ▸ A line drawn across the head of a page, for the title, page number, etc.; also more generally, the space at the top of a page in which this information is positioned.
He held out his copybook. The word Sums was written on the headline.
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 2: Nestor]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part I [Telemachia], page 26:
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A line, and related senses. ▸ A heading or title at the top of a page or section of text; especially, a brief line in large letters summarising or drawing attention to the following article or similar in a magazine or newspaper.
From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins.
2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76:The headline on today's newspaper reads "John Doe Wins Wood-Splitting Competition."
Say that you'll never, never, never, never need it One headline, why believe it? Everybody wants to rule the world
1985, Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”, in Songs from the Big Chair, performed by Tears for Fears:
- A line, and related senses. ▸ The top-billed attraction; a headliner.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| head line | alternative | lexicographic | |
| head-line | alternative | lexicographic | |
| headlines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
hit the headlines · headline-grabber · headline style · nonheadline · headline inflation · headline-ese · scarehead · Betteridge's law of headlines · coheadline · headlinese · subheadline · running headline · grab the headlines · hammer headline · make the headlines
Descendants
Relateds
Article components (Glossary of journalism)
Synonyms
Translations (91)
id sari berita (journalism: heading or title of an article) · fi otsikko (journalism: heading or title of an article) · ta தலைப்புச்செய்தி (journalism: heading or title of an article) · ko 표제 (journalism: heading or title of an article) · tg унвон (journalism: heading or title of an article) · fr titre (journalism: heading or title of an article) · sv rubrik (journalism: heading or title of an article) · ur عنوان (journalism: heading or title of an article) · kk тақырыпат (journalism: heading or title of an article) · fa سرصفحه (journalism: heading or title of an article) · ca titular (journalism: heading or title of an article) · de Schlagzeile (journalism: heading or title of an article) · pl główna atrakcja (entertainment: top-billed attraction) · ru заголо́вок (journalism: heading or title of an article) · lt antraštė (journalism: heading or title of an article) · ka ჰედლაინი (journalism: heading or title of an article) · ta தலைப்பு (journalism: heading or title of an article) · fr manchette (journalism: heading or title of an article) · de Kopfzeile (journalism: heading or title of an article) · fi uutisotsikko (journalism: heading or title of an article) · ar مَانْشِيت (journalism: heading or title of an article) · az sərlövhə (journalism: heading or title of an article) · ny mutu (journalism: heading or title of an article) · et pealkiri (journalism: heading or title of an article) · hu szalagcím (journalism: heading or title of an article) · cmn 標題 /标题 (journalism: heading or title of an article) · tr manşet (journalism: heading or title of an article) · bg загла́вие (journalism: heading or title of an article) · fa عنوان (journalism: heading or title of an article) · bn সংবাদ শিরোনাম (journalism: heading or title of an article) · de Überschrift (journalism: heading or title of an article) · gl atracción principal (entertainment: top-billed attraction) · ru хедла́йн (journalism: heading or title of an article) · sv huvudakt (entertainment: top-billed attraction) · gl titular (journalism: heading or title of an article) · eo supra paĝotitolo (journalism: heading or title of an article) · ml തലക്കെട്ട് (journalism: heading or title of an article) · bn শীর্ষ সংবাদ (journalism: heading or title of an article) · ja 標題 (journalism: heading or title of an article) · fi pääesittäjä (entertainment: top-billed attraction) · it titolo (journalism: heading or title of an article) · th หัวข่าว (journalism: heading or title of an article) · ja ヘッドライン (journalism: heading or title of an article) · da rubrik (journalism: heading or title of an article) · tg сарлавҳа (journalism: heading or title of an article) · ur سرخی (journalism: heading or title of an article) · ur سرنامہ (journalism: heading or title of an article) · bn শিরোনাম (journalism: heading or title of an article) · cs titulek (journalism: heading or title of an article) · ar مَانْشِيت (journalism: heading or title of an article) · pt manchete (journalism: heading or title of an article) · ms tajuk berita (journalism: heading or title of an article) · eo ĉeftitolo (journalism: heading or title of an article) · mi upoko kōrero (journalism: heading or title of an article) · nl kop (journalism: heading or title of an article) · my သတင်းခေါင်းစဉ် (journalism: heading or title of an article) · tr başlık (journalism: heading or title of an article) · pl nagłówek (journalism: heading or title of an article) · ko 표제 (journalism: heading or title of an article) · vi tiêu đề (journalism: heading or title of an article) · az başlıq (journalism: heading or title of an article) · th หัวเรื่อง (journalism: heading or title of an article) · sk titulok (journalism: heading or title of an article) · nb overskrift (journalism: heading or title of an article) · el επικεφαλίδα (journalism: heading or title of an article) · ar عُنْوَان رَئِيسِيّ (journalism: heading or title of an article) · sw taarifa (journalism: heading or title of an article) · fi vetonaula (entertainment: top-billed attraction) · sh glavni naslov (journalism: heading or title of an article) · mn гарчиг (journalism: heading or title of an article) · ru загла́вие (journalism: heading or title of an article) · uk заголо́вок (journalism: heading or title of an article) · eo kaplinio (journalism: heading or title of an article) · lv virsraksts (journalism: heading or title of an article) · oc títol (journalism: heading or title of an article) · hi शीर्षक (journalism: heading or title of an article) · be загало́вак (journalism: heading or title of an article) · fa تیتر (journalism: heading or title of an article) · id pentas utama (entertainment: top-billed attraction) · ro titlu (journalism: heading or title of an article) · haw pōʻōlelo (journalism: heading or title of an article) · hu főcím (journalism: heading or title of an article) · uz sarlavha (journalism: heading or title of an article) · es encabezado (journalism: heading or title of an article) · es titular (journalism: heading or title of an article) · pt atração principal (entertainment: top-billed attraction) · ja 見出し (journalism: heading or title of an article) · ur شہ سرخی (journalism: heading or title of an article) · fa سرخط (journalism: heading or title of an article) · ko 헤드라인 (journalism: heading or title of an article) · mk заглавие (journalism: heading or title of an article)