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noun Also called head.
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the largest such heading on the front page, usually at the top.
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the line at the top of a page, containing the title, pagination, etc.
verb (used with object)
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to furnish with a headline; head.
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to mention or name in a headline.
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to publicize, feature, or star (a specific performer, product, etc.).
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to be the star of (a show, nightclub act, etc.)
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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verb (used without object)
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to be the star of an entertainment.
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Word Origin & History
headline
1676, from head + line. Originally a printers' term for the line at the top of a page containing the title and page number; used of newspapers from 1890, and transferred unthinkingly to broadcast media. Headlinese "language peculiar to headlines" is from 1927.
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