Subheading

Quick meaning: Subheading is a noun meaning Any of the headings under which each of the main divisions of a subject may be subdivided.

Meaning

Any of the headings under which each of the main divisions of a subject may be subdivided.

More Meanings

1. 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).

Example Sentences

Most subheadings don’t do much to enhance a document. The whistle-blower’s subheadings do what the best subheadings do: They structure the complaint and provide a clear outline of what the document contains: […]

And puritans give much the same warning in a manner suggesting that though the eating of rich foods is not among the seven deadly sins, it is at least a bona fide subheading under the general category of gluttony.

Word Forms

• subheadings

Synonyms for subheading

Depending on context, synonyms include subhead, dek.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include heading, caption, subtitle, chapter, subsection, position.

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