See headlinese on Wiktionary
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"1": "en",
"2": "headline",
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},
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"name": "suffix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From headline + -ese.",
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"1": "-"
},
"expansion": "headlinese (uncountable)",
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}
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"Entry maintenance"
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{
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"Language",
"Communication",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
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}
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"The jargon used in headlines of newspapers, often with unconventional grammar driven mainly by extreme brevity as a constraint of the medium."
],
"id": "en-headlinese-en-noun-oJT-gjHT",
"links": [
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"jargon",
"jargon"
],
[
"headline",
"headline"
],
[
"newspaper",
"newspaper"
],
[
"grammar",
"grammar"
],
[
"brevity",
"brevity"
]
],
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"english": "not to be confused",
"word": "headline style"
}
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"word": "headline-ese"
}
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"tags": [
"uncountable"
],
"wikipedia": [
"headlinese"
]
}
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"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˌhɛd.laɪˈniz/",
"tags": [
"UK",
"US"
]
}
],
"word": "headlinese"
}
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"2": "headline",
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"1": "-"
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"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
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"en:Jargon"
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"The jargon used in headlines of newspapers, often with unconventional grammar driven mainly by extreme brevity as a constraint of the medium."
],
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"headline",
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"newspaper",
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"grammar",
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"ipa": "/ˌhɛd.laɪˈniz/",
"tags": [
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"US"
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}
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{
"word": "headline-ese"
}
],
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}
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