Subhead

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A subheading or subtitle

    "Allow me now to reprint the headline and subhead from a story in the Sunday Star […]"

  2. 2
    a heading of a subdivision of a text wordnet

Synonyms

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subheadingbannerbanner headcaptiondrop headdropline

Example

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"Allow me now to reprint the headline and subhead from a story in the Sunday Star […]"

Etymology

From sub- + head. Piecewise doublet of subchef and subchief.

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