noun
dateline
DAYT-lyn
Dateline (noun) means the line at the start of a news story or document that gives the place and date it was written or filed. Example: “The article carried a dateline reading "Nairobi, June 4.”
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The line at the start of a news story or document that gives the place and date it was written or filed.
"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.”"
— Elisabeth Ribbans, The perils of using journalist jargon outside the newsroom (2023)
"The article carried a dateline reading "Nairobi, June 4.""
"Editors trimmed the dateline before republishing the wire report."
How to use dateline
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe little "place, date" tag you see at the top of a news article.
Common pairings
carry a dateline
a foreign dateline
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Word forms
- Plural
- datelines
- Third person singular
- datelines
- Past tense
- datelined
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The article carried a _____ reading "Nairobi, June 4."
Etymology
A straightforward compound of "date" and "line" — literally the line that gives the date (and place).
Synonyms
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date line
Rhymes for dateline
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What does “dateline” mean?
The word “dateline” means the line at the start of a news story or document that gives the place and date it was written or filed. In plain terms, the little "place, date" tag you see at the top of a news article.
How do you pronounce “dateline”?
“Dateline” is pronounced DAYT-lyn (/ˈdeɪtlaɪn/ in IPA).
How do you use “dateline” in a sentence?
Here is “dateline” used in a sentence: “The article carried a dateline reading "Nairobi, June 4.".”
What part of speech is “dateline”?
“Dateline” is a noun.
