dateline

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
8

Definition of dateline

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  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.
    “Other bits of furniture include the dateline, which says where a journalist is reporting from – historically with the date of dispatch, eg “Buenos Aires, 1 March.””
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noun

  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.
    “Other bits of furniture include the dateline, which says where a journalist is reporting from – historically with the date of dispatch, eg “Buenos Aires, 1 March.””
  2. (alt-of, misspelling)Misspelling of deadline.

verb

  1. To attach a dateline to a particular document.
    “He datelined the entry: "Oxford Mississippi, 27 January, 1926."”

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Etymology

From date + line.

Anagrams of dateline

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