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dateline

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪtlaɪn/
  • rhymes with -eɪtlaɪn
  • CMU ARPABET: D EY1 T L AY2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A line at the beginning of a document (such as a newspaper article) stating the place of origin and typically the date, and often written in capital letters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: journalism, media

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Misspelling of deadline.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, misspelling

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To attach a dateline to a particular document.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: line

5

noun

Meaning 5

an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: date line, International Date Line

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: meridian, line of longitude

6

verb

Meaning 6

mark with a date and place

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • dateline a newspaper article

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: datemark, date-mark

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: date

History

Etymology

From date + line.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Irish: dátlíne — line at the beginning of a document stating the date and place of origin
  • Portuguese: procedência — line at the beginning of a document stating the date and place of origin