Dateline
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dateline is a noun meaning To attach a dateline to a particular document.
Meaning
To attach a dateline to a particular document.
More Meanings
- Misspelling of deadline.
- (journalism) 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.
Example Sentences
He datelined the entry: "Oxford Mississippi, 27 January, 1926."
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.”
Word Forms
- datelines
- datelining
- datelined
Synonyms for dateline
Depending on context, synonyms include datemark.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include datemark, datum, dest, descriptor, denotation, today.
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