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Definition of Dateline
1. Noun. An imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian.
2. Verb. Mark with a date and place. "Dateline a newspaper article"
3. Noun. A line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch.
Definition of Dateline
1. Noun. A line at the beginning of a document (such as a newspaper article) stating the date and place of origin. ¹
2. Verb. To attach a dateline to a particular document ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dateline
1. to provide a news story with its date and place of origin [v -LINED, -LINING, -LINES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dateline
Literary usage of Dateline
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Better Than Crying: Poking Fun at Politics, the Press and Pop Culture by Baratunde Rafig Thurston (2004)
"... Launch dateline Action Figures 28 FEB. 2001 — In an effort to maximize the
impact of a powerful brand name by minimizing its respect in the public eye, ..."
2. Aviation Safety: Congressional Hearing edited by Slade Gorton (2000)
"General Abrahamson, Mr. Jenkins appeared on an NBC dateline program that aired on
... The dateline program followed two undercover producers who were hired, ..."
3. Making Sense: Small-Group Comprehension Lessons for English Language Learners by Juli Kendall, Outey Khuon (2005)
"Picture or Quote from the Text Inferring from dateline: Troy by Paul Fleischman The
... Have students use the Instructional Materials dateline: Troy by Paul ..."
4. Indicators of the Environmental Impacts of Transportation: Highway, Rail by Mark Corrales, Michael Grant, Evelyn Chan (2000)
"But even small amounts of pollution at that altitude can amount to much bigger
problems, scientists believe (Business dateline; Minneapolis St. Paul City ..."
5. Records Relating to American Prisoners of War and Missing in Action from the edited by Charles E. Schamel (1997)
"... coverage from month of September (Item 93) Network news segments from the week
of 9/21-25 (Item 94) NBC "dateline" promo (Item 95) NBC "dateline - A Cry ..."
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