subhead

subhead
n. (also subheading)
1 a subordinate heading or title in a chapter, article, etc.
2 a subordinate division in a classification.

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noun
a heading of a subdivision of a text
• Syn: ↑subheading
• Hypernyms: ↑heading, ↑header, ↑head
• Hyponyms: ↑title

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I. \\ˈsəb+ˌ-\ noun
Etymology: sub- + head
1. : any of the heads under which each of the main divisions of a subject may be subdivided
2. : 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)
II. \\| ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
: to provide (as a manuscript or discourse) with subheads : introduce by a subhead

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/sub"hed'/, n.
1. a title or heading of a subdivision, as in a chapter, essay, or newspaper article.
2. a subordinate division of a title or heading.
3. the immediate subordinate of the president or other head of an educational institution.
Also, subheading (for defs. 1, 2).
[1580-90; SUB- + HEAD]

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subˈhead (↑head) subˈheading (↑heading) n(2)
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Main Entry: ↑sub-

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subhead variant UK [ˈsʌbˌhed] US
Main entry: subheading

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