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Heading vs Standfirst - What's the difference?

heading | standfirst |

As nouns the difference between heading and standfirst

is that heading is the title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof while standfirst is (uk|journalism) explanatory text under the main heading of a news article, smaller than the heading but still larger than the main text.

As a verb heading

is .

heading

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
  • (nautical) The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)
  • Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
  • (mining) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.
  • (sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
  • (masonry) The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.
  • (Knight)

    Derived terms

    * subheading

    standfirst

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, journalism) Explanatory text under the main heading of a news article, smaller than the heading but still larger than the main text.
  • Synonyms

    * kicker (US), sub-heading, sub-hed, dek, deck