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heading

hea·ding

UK/ˈhɛdɪŋ/ US/ˈhɛdɪŋ/ common

noun

1.

a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

  • “the heading seemed to have little to do with the text”
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2.

the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

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3.

a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine

  • “they dug a drift parallel with the vein”
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Origin

From head + -ing.

Phrases

  • running heading
  • subject heading

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