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headline

Syllabification: (head·line)
Pronunciation: /ˈhedˌlīn/

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Definition of headline

noun

  • a heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine:a front-page headline
  • (the headlines) the most important items of news in a newspaper or in a broadcast news bulletin:issues that are never long out of the headlines

verb

  • 1 [with object and complement] provide with a headline:a feature that was headlined “Invest in Your Future.”
  • 2 [with object] appear as the star performer at (a concert):an acoustic jam headlined by rappers LL Cool J and De La Soul

headline in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of headline in the British & World English dictionary