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    headline
    /ˈhɛdlʌɪn/

    noun

    • 1. a heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine: "a front-page headline"

    adjective

    • 1. denoting a particularly notable or important piece of news: "air accidents make headline news whereas car accidents are seldom publicized"
    • 2. denoting or relating to the star performer or group at a concert, typically appearing as the last act on the bill: "they were one of the headline acts at the festival in Hyde Park"

    verb

    • 1. provide with a headline: "a feature that was headlined ‘Invest in your Future’"
    • 2. appear as the star performer at (a concert): "Nirvana headlined the 1992 Reading Festival"

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  2. Learn the meaning of headline as a noun, verb and adjective in English, with examples from newspapers, TV, radio and business. Find out how to pronounce headline and translate it in different languages.

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  5. a. a phrase at the top of a newspaper or magazine article indicating the subject of the article, usually in larger and heavier type. b. a line at the top of a page indicating the title, page number, etc. 2. (modifier) denoting an important piece of news. headline news.

  6. noun. a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks. the largest such heading on the front page, usually at the top.

  7. A headline is a title or heading of an article, especially in a newspaper, usually set in large type. It can also refer to an important or sensational piece of news, or a line at the top of a page giving information such as the title, author, and page number.

  8. Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word headline, which is the title of a news article or a short summary of the most important news. Find out how to use headline in idioms and collocations with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.