Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

byline

/ˈbaɪlaɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: by-line
IPA: /ˈbaɪlaɪn/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name.

noun

verb

To provide (an article) with a byline.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Paste Magazine opted not to put a byline on its harsh review of Swift’s album, citing safety concerns for the writer."
"Mitchell, Lange and Brus (2013) find that in a top international relations Journal^([sic])—ISQ—83 percent of men's citation are to research bylined by just men, while 57 percent of women's citations are to articles bylined by just men (table 2)."

Etymology

From by- + line.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: by-

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

bylines (plural) by-line (alternative, UK) bylines (present, singular) bylining (participle, present) bylined (participle, past) bylined (past)

Derived Forms

byliner

Phrases

Article components

Frequently Paired Words

headline dateline Article components

Rhymes With

skyline

Questions

How do you pronounce byline?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbaɪlaɪn/.
What does byline mean?: A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name.
Where does byline come from?: From by- + line.

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