Copyline

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A slogan produced by a copywriter; a brief quote used in advertising or on posters.

    "The British Cable Authority, for its part, in its special Code of Practice on Programme Sponsorship, issued on an experimental basis in 1985, permits the use of a short advertising copyline in addition to acknowledgement of the sponsor."

Example

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"The British Cable Authority, for its part, in its special Code of Practice on Programme Sponsorship, issued on an experimental basis in 1985, permits the use of a short advertising copyline in addition to acknowledgement of the sponsor."

Etymology

From copy + line.

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