Dateline

Origin

date + line

Full definition of dateline

Noun

1. (journalism) A line at the beginning of a document (such as a newspaper article) stating the date and place of origin.

Related terms

• byline
• headline

Verb

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

Anagrams

• entailed
• lineated