heading

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈhɛdɪŋ/ UK /ˈhɛdɪŋ/ See IPA manual

noun

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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.

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1 noun · a title or caption at the... title caption headline rubricheader

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Related forms headheaderheadline

Etymology

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

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Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives

# 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
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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