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bylinea line in a newspaper or magazine naming the writer of an article

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a line in a newspaper or magazine naming the writer of an article

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈbaɪlaɪn/

Korean meaning: 신문이나 잡지에서 기사를 쓴 기자의 이름을 표시하는 줄

Korean pronunciation: **바이**라인

Example Sentences

  • The intern was so excited about his first byline that he bought ten copies of the newspaper.
  • The editor decided to remove the byline after discovering the article was plagiarized.
  • She dreamed of seeing her byline in The New York Times since she was a child.

byline

NOUN

//ˈbaɪlaɪn//

a line in a newspaper or magazine naming the writer of an article

byline concept
💡 Concept

The editor points to the reporter's byline under the headline

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byline rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Racing toward the deadline, crafting the perfect outline for her byline!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈbaɪlaɪn/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈbaɪlaɪn/

🌳Etymology

Rootby + line

Origin

First used in 1926, formed by combining 'by' (indicating agency or authorship) with 'line' (a row of text). The term literally means 'the line showing who the article is written by.'

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🎵Rhyme

airlinesidelinedeadlineoutline
airline
sideline
deadline
outline

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The intern was so excited about his first byline that he bought ten copies of the newspaper.

The editor decided to remove the byline after discovering the article was plagiarized.

She dreamed of seeing her byline in The New York Times since she was a child.

😄 Fun example

The celebrity ghost writer finally got a byline after writing anonymously for years.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

credit lineauthor linesignature line

Antonyms

anonymousunsigned

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headlinedatelinemastheadjournalismreporter