[bahy-lahyn] 
noun, verb, -lined, -lin⋅ing. Journalism.| 1. | a printed line accompanying a news story, article, or the like, giving the author's name. |
| 2. | to accompany with a byline: Was the newspaper report bylined or was it anonymous? |
| by·line also by-line (bī'līn') n. A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name. tr.v. by·lined also by-lined, by·lin·ing also by-lin·ing, by·lines also by-lines To publish (a newspaper or magazine article) under a byline. by'lin'er n. |
