Dateline

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A line at the beginning of a document (such as a newspaper article) stating the place of origin and typically the date, and often written in capital letters.

    "Other bits of furniture include the dateline, which says where a journalist is reporting from – historically with the date of dispatch, eg “Buenos Aires, 1 March.”"

  2. 2
    Misspelling of deadline. alt-of, misspelling
  3. 3
    a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To attach a dateline to a particular document.

    "He datelined the entry: "Oxford Mississippi, 27 January, 1926.""

  2. 2
    mark with a date and place wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From date + line.

Etymology 2

From date + line.

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