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sub⋅head

[suhb-hed]
–noun
1. a title or heading of a subdivision, as in a chapter, essay, or newspaper article.
2. a subordinate division of a title or heading.
3. the immediate subordinate of the president or other head of an educational institution.
Also, subheading (for defs. 1, 2).


Origin:
1580–90; sub- + head
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sub·head   (sŭb'hěd')   
n.   In both senses also called subheading.
  1. The heading or title of a subdivision of a printed subject.

  2. A subordinate heading or title.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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subhead 
"smaller heading or title in a book, chapter, newspaper, etc.," 1875, from sub- + head (n.) in the sense of "heading, headline."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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