Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headline style

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: head-line style
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of upstyle.

Uncountable

Etymology

This name for the concept (one of several names for it) comes from the widespread (albeit not universal) practice of using this casing in newspaper headlines.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

headlinese

Synonyms

upstyle

Questions

What does headline style mean?: Synonym of upstyle.
Where does headline style come from?: This name for the concept (one of several names for it) comes from the widespread (albeit not universal) practice of using this casing in newspaper headlines.

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