"standfirst" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈstandfəːst/ [UK] Forms: standfirsts [plural]
Etymology: From stand + first. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|stand|first}} stand + first Head templates: {{en-noun}} standfirst (plural standfirsts)
  1. (UK, journalism) Explanatory text under the main heading of a news article, smaller than the heading but still larger than the main text. Tags: UK Synonyms: kicker [US], subheading, subhead, subhed, dek, deck, lead, lede Translations (explanatory text, of intermediate size, under the main heading of a news article): Untertitel [masculine] (German), Zwischenzeile [feminine] (German)

Inflected forms

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