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headlinethe title of a newspaper or magazine article printed in large letters

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the title of a newspaper or magazine article printed in large letters

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈhedlaɪn/

Korean meaning: 신문이나 잡지 기사의 제목

Korean pronunciation: 헤드-라인 (강세: 헤드)

Example Sentences

  • My cat made headlines when it learned to order pizza online
  • The headline grabbed everyone's attention immediately
  • Tomorrow's headline: 'Student Passes CSAT Thanks to English Vocabulary'

headline

NOUN

//ˈhedlaɪn//

the title of a newspaper or magazine article printed in large letters

headline concept
💡 Concept

A woman reads the newspaper headline with great interest

headline rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Racing the deadline while the boss waits on the sideline for the headline!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈhedlaɪn/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈhedlaɪn/

🌳Etymology

Roothead
Suffix-line

Origin

1670년대 인쇄업에서 시작된 합성어로, 페이지의 '머리(head)' 부분에 있는 '선(line)'이라는 뜻에서 유래했습니다. 신문이 대중화되면서 가장 중요한 뉴스를 나타내는 용어로 발전했어요.

🎵Rhyme

deadlinebreadlinesideline
deadline
breadline
sideline

🔗Collocations

front-page headline
make headlines
headline news
banner headline
headline act
catchy headline

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat made headlines when it learned to order pizza online

The headline grabbed everyone's attention immediately

😄 Fun example

Tomorrow's headline: 'Student Passes CSAT Thanks to English Vocabulary'

The concert will be headlined by a famous K-pop group

📚Related Words

Synonyms

titlecaptionheaderbanner

Antonyms

footnotesubtitle

Related

newspaperarticlejournalismmedianews

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