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running head

running head is the alternative form of running headline.

Meaning of running headline

Noun

running headline (plural running headlines)

  1. Text (such as a title) printed at the top of every (or every other) page of a book, newspaper, etc.
    Synonyms:
    running title

Forms of running head

pluralrunning heads

Questions about running head

What is running head the alternative form of?
Running head is the alternative form of running headline.

Words near running head in the dictionary

  1. running games
  2. running gear
  3. running gears
  4. running hand
  5. running hands
  6. running head
  7. running heading
  8. running headings
  9. running headline
  10. running headlines
  11. running heads

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Adapted from Wiktionary: running head (page history and authors); running headline (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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