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inverted pyramid

inverted pyramid noun: a structure of article-composition in which the key facts are given first (e.g. the headline and first paragraph) and auxiliary and circumstantial information is given in the following paragraphs.

Noun

inverted pyramid (plural inverted pyramids)

  1. A structure of article-composition in which the key facts are given first (e.g. the headline and first paragraph) and auxiliary and circumstantial information is given in the following paragraphs.

Forms of inverted pyramid

pluralinverted pyramids

Questions about inverted pyramid

What does inverted pyramid mean?
Inverted pyramid means a structure of article-composition in which the key facts are given first (e.g. the headline and first paragraph) and auxiliary and circumstantial information is given in the following paragraphs.
What part of speech is inverted pyramid?
Inverted pyramid is a noun.
What is the plural of inverted pyramid?
The plural of inverted pyramid is inverted pyramids.

Words near inverted pyramid in the dictionary

  1. inverted mordents
  2. inverted pall
  3. inverted palls
  4. inverted pentagram
  5. inverted pentagrams
  6. inverted pyramid
  7. inverted question mark
  8. inverted question marks
  9. inverted river delta
  10. inverted river deltas
  11. inverted row

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