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subheadline

subheadline noun: a smaller, secondary headline that usually elaborates on the main headline above it.

Noun

subheadline (plural subheadlines)

  1. A smaller, secondary headline that usually elaborates on the main headline above it.
    • The March 5, 1978 issue of National Reader […] contained an exciting front page headline — "Most Major Hollywood Stars Are Gay or Bisexual!!!!" Splashed on the cover are photos of Rock Hudson, Shaun and David Cassidy, […] and, last but not least, Lily Tomlin. In the top right hand corner is the...1978 April 8, Eric Rogers, “Speaking Out”, in Gay Community News, page 5
    • That subheadline is an exaggeration, to be sure. But not by much.2023 July 21, Michael Anton, “The Pessimistic Case for the Future”, in Compact, archived from the original on 26 Mar 2024
    Synonyms:
    deck, subline, tagline

subheadline meaning in Tamil

subheadline in Tamil

துணைத்தலைப்பு

Synonyms of subheadline

Forms of subheadline

pluralsubheadlines

Origin of subheadline

From sub- + headline.

Questions about subheadline

What does subheadline mean?
Subheadline means a smaller, secondary headline that usually elaborates on the main headline above it.
What is subheadline in Tamil?
Subheadline in Tamil is துணைத்தலைப்பு. See Subheadline meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is subheadline?
Subheadline is a noun.
What is the plural of subheadline?
The plural of subheadline is subheadlines.

Words near subheadline in the dictionary

  1. subheaded
  2. subheader
  3. subheaders
  4. subheading
  5. subheadings
  6. subheadline
  7. subheadlines
  8. subheadquarters
  9. subheads
  10. subheadword
  11. subheadwords

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subheadline (page history and authors); subheadline (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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