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by-line

[bahy-lahyn] Origin

by·line

[bahy-lahyn] noun, verb, -lined, -lin·ing. Journalism.
noun
1.
a printed line accompanying a news story, article, or the like, giving the author's name.
verb (used with object)
2.
to accompany with a byline: Was the newspaper report bylined or was it anonymous?

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By-line is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Also, by-line.


Origin:
1925–30, Americanism; by- + line1

un·by·lined, adjective
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by-line
 
n
1.  journalism a line under the title of a newspaper or magazine article giving the author's name
2.  soccer another word for touchline

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byline
1926, "line giving the name of the writer of an article in a newspaper or magazine;" they typically read BY ________.
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