subheading

ˈsʌbhɛdɪŋ

Definition

Definition of subheading - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

writing

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title dividing a text into sections

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The article used subheadings for clarity.

subtitle

document section

Rare

title or heading of a subsection in a document

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The report's structure was clear thanks to its detailed subheadings.

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Origin of subheading

Latin, sub (under) + heading (title)

Terms with subheading included in their meaning

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crossheading

journalism

subheading within the text to guide readers

strapline

journalism

subheading or caption in a newspaper or magazine

Examples of subheading in a sentence

The report's subheading summarized the main points.
Each chapter began with a subheading in bold.
The subheading clarified the topic of the paragraph.

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French:sous-titre, intertitre, ...
German:Unterüberschrift, Zwischenüberschrift, ...
Italian:sottotitolo, ...
Spanish:subtítulo, subencabezado, ...
Portuguese:subtítulo, ...
Chinese:小标题, ...
Japanese:小見出し, サブヘッディング, ...
Arabic:عُنْوَان فَرْعِي, رَأْس فَرْعِي, ...
Hebrew:כּוֹתֶרֶת מִשְׁנֶה, כּוֹתֶרֶת מִשְׁנֶה, ...
Russian:подзаголовок, второстепенный заголовок, ...
Ukrainian:підзаголовок, підрозділ, ...
Hindi:उपशीर्षक, उप शीर्षक, ...
Bengali:উপশিরোনাম, ...
Catalan:subtítol, subsecció, ...
Czech:mezititulek, ...
Danish:underoverskrift, ...
Dutch:subkop, ...
Greek:υπότιτλος, επικεφαλίδα ενότητας, ...
Hungarian:alcím, ...
Khmer:ចំណងជើងរង, ...
Korean:부제목, ...
Persian:زیرعنوان, عنوان فرعی, ...
Polish:podtytuł, ...
Portuguese (BR):subtítulo, ...
Romanian:subtitlu, ...
Swedish:mellanrubrik, ...
Thai:หัวข้อย่อย, ...
Turkish:alt başlık, ...
Vietnamese:tiêu đề phụ, đề mục phụ, ...

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Definition of subheading - Reverso English Dictionary

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Origin of subheading

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Examples of subheading in a sentence

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