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[ˈhɛdlʌɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine
(e.g: a front-page headline)
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Origin
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Middle English (in sense ‘rope used to secure a sail to a yard’): from head + line. The main modern sense dates from the late 18th century
[ˈhɛdlʌɪn], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- denoting a particularly notable or important piece of news
(e.g: air accidents make headline news whereas car accidents are seldom publicized)
- denoting or relating to the star performer or group at a concert, typically appearing as the last act on the bill
(e.g: they were one of the headline acts at the festival in Hyde Park)
- 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
(e.g: the headline unemployment rate has surprised the markets by dropping slightly)
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Origin
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Middle English (in sense ‘rope used to secure a sail to a yard’): from head + line. The main modern sense dates from the late 18th century
[ˈhɛdlʌɪn], (Verb)
Definitions:
- provide with a headline
(e.g: a feature that was headlined ‘Invest in your Future’)
- appear as the star performer at (a concert)
(e.g: Nirvana headlined the 1992 Reading Festival)
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Origin
:
Middle English (in sense ‘rope used to secure a sail to a yard’): from head + line. The main modern sense dates from the late 18th century
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