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noun
Any of the headings under which each of the main divisions of a subject may be subdivided.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A heading or caption subordinate to a main headline, heading, or title especially when inserted as a divider between sections (as of a newspaper or periodical article or story or text of a book).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a heading of a subdivision of a text
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: subhead
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Broader terms: heading, header, head
Narrower terms: title
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English heading English subheading From sub- + heading.
Across languages
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