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   headline

   /ˈhɛdlʌɪn/

   noun

   • 1. a heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine: "a front-page headline"
   • ▪ the most important items of news in a newspaper or a broadcast news bulletin: "issues that are never long out of the headlines"

   adjective

   • 1. denoting a particularly notable or important piece of news: "air accidents make headline news whereas car accidents are seldom publicized"
   • 2. denoting or relating to the star performer or group at a concert, typically appearing as the last act on the bill: "they were one of the headline acts at the festival in Hyde Park"
   • 3. denoting or relating to a figure for unemployment based on the unadjusted total number of people out of work, as a percentage of the population: "the headline unemployment rate has surprised the markets by dropping slightly"
   • ▪ denoting or relating to a rate of inflation based on the consumer price index and reflecting all changes to the cost of living that an economy may undergo: "the country's headline inflation had slowed down to 6.87 per cent"

   verb

   • 1. provide with a headline: "a feature that was headlined ‘Invest in your Future’"
   • 2. appear as the star performer at (a concert): "Nirvana headlined the 1992 Reading Festival"

   Word Origin Middle English (in sense ‘rope used to secure a sail to a yard’): from head + line1. The main modern sense dates from the late 18th century.

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   What is a newspaper headline?

   • A newspaper headline is a very short summary of a news report. It normally appears in large letters above the report. … The story was headlined "Killer dogs on the loose ". The band's headlining appearance at the festival could be their last. headline rate of interest The credit card company will cut its headline rate of interest to 19.9 percent.

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   What does headline mean?

   • If a newspaper or magazine article is headlined a particular thing, that is the headline that introduces it. If someone headlines a show, they are the main performer in it. The band are headlining the festival's Saturday programme. [VERB noun] 5. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1.

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   How do you know if a newspaper has a headline?

   • A headline is the title of a newspaper story. You'll know the headline, because it's printed in the largest font on the front of the paper. Printed newspapers have headlines, and online journals, magazines, and newspapers also use headlines. A headline is the title of a story in the paper, and it's usually easy to spot by its large, bold letters.

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   How do you write a headline in English?

   • Headlines in English often use a set of grammatical rules known as headlinese, designed to meet stringent space requirements by, for example, leaving out forms of the verb "to be" and choosing short verbs like "eye" over longer synonyms like "consider". A headline's purpose is to quickly and briefly draw attention to the story.

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHEADLINE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of headline as a noun, verb and adjective in English, with examples from different contexts. Find out how to use headline in newspaper, business, academic and American English.

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     a line of words printed in large letters as the title of a...

   • Znaczenie Headline, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     headline definicja: 1. a line of words printed in large...

   • Headline: Korean Translation

     headline translate: 헤드 라인, 표제. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Headline: Polish Translation

     HEADLINE translate: nagłówek, nagłówek. Learn more in the...

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   • Headline: Thai Translation

     headline translate: ข่าวพาดหัว. Learn more in the Cambridge...

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › headlineHeadline Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Headline definition: 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.. See examples of HEADLINE used in a sentence.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › headlineHEADLINE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of headline as a noun, verb and adjective in English, with examples of different contexts and domains. Find out how to pronounce headline and see translations in other languages.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › headlineHeadline - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A headline is the title of a newspaper story. You'll know the headline, because it's printed in the largest font on the front of the paper. Printed newspapers have headlines, and online journals, magazines, and newspapers also use headlines.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › headlineHEADLINE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage of the word 'headline' in British and American English. A headline is the title of a newspaper story, the main points of the news, or the main performer in a show.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › headlineHeadline - definition of headline by The Free Dictionary

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    A headline is a title or heading of an article, especially in a newspaper, usually set in large type. It can also refer to an important or sensational piece of news, or a line at the top of a page giving information such as the title, author, and page number.