dateline

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dateline^¹

/ˈdeɪtlaɪn/ US, UK

Rhymes with -eɪtlaɪn

noun datelines

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. 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.”

verb datelines · datelining · datelined

To attach a dateline to a particular document. He datelined the entry: "Oxford Mississippi, 27 January, 1926."

dateline^²

noun

misspelling Misspelling of deadline

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noun line at the beginning of a document stating the date and place of origin

Português	procedência

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@misc{dateline_2026,
  title = {dateline},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dateline},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}