"shoutline" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shoutlines [plural]
Etymology: shout + line Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shout|line}} shout + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} shoutline (plural shoutlines)
  1. (advertising) A line of text that is formatted to be particularly eye-catching. Categories (topical): Advertising
    Sense id: en-shoutline-en-noun-CWJQn5EY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: advertising, business, marketing

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for shoutline meaning in English (2.2kB)

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