Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subheading

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: sub-head-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the headings under which each of the main divisions of a subject may be subdivided.

noun

A heading or caption subordinate to a main headline, heading, or title especially when inserted as a divider between sections (as of a newspaper or periodical article or story or text of a book).

Example Sentences

"And puritans give much the same warning in a manner suggesting that though the eating of rich foods is not among the seven deadly sins, it is at least a bona fide subheading under the general category of gluttony."
"Most subheadings don’t do much to enhance a document. The whistle-blower’s subheadings do what the best subheadings do: They structure the complaint and provide a clear outline of what the document contains: […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English heading English subheading From sub- + heading.

Inflected Forms

subheadings (plural)

Synonyms

subhead dek

Questions

What does subheading mean?: Any of the headings under which each of the main divisions of a subject may be subdivided.
Where does subheading come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English heading English subheading From sub- + heading.

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