heading C2+ Topic:Maritime & Sailing US /ˈhɛdɪŋ/ UK /ˈhɛdɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a title or caption at the top of a section of text Each chapter opened with a bold heading set in capital letters. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a title or caption at the... titlecaptionheadlinerubricheader Word family Related forms headheaderheadline Etymology AI details From head plus the suffix -ing; head derives from Old English heafod ('top of the body, chief'), from Proto-Germanic *haubudą. heafod Old English *haubudą Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Maritime & Sailing Aviation & Flight Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # heading **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhɛdɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhɛdɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. a title or caption at the top of a section of text ## Examples - Each chapter opened with a bold heading set in capital letters. ## Synonyms - title - caption - headline - rubric - header ## Related Forms - head - header - headline ## Roots and Affixes - Root: heafod - Root: *haubudą ## Etymology From head plus the suffix -ing; head derives from Old English heafod ('top of the body, chief'), from Proto-Germanic *haubudą. ## AI Etymology Heading comes from head plus the suffix -ing; head derives from Old English heafod ('top of the body, chief'), from Proto-Germanic *haubudą. The etymological trail includes Old English heafod and Proto-Germanic *haubudą. As a noun, heading names a title or caption at the top of a section of text. The same family is visible in related forms such as head, header, and headline. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Maritime & Sailing - Aviation & Flight - Word Formation & Derivatives - General Vocabulary markdown