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