subheading — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Any of the headings under which each of the main divisions of a subject may be subdivided.

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   And puritans give much the same warning in a manner suggesting that though the eating of rich foods is not among the seven deadly sins, it is at least a bona fide subheading under the general category of gluttony.

   Most subheadings don’t do much to enhance a document. The whistle-blower’s subheadings do what the best subheadings do: They structure the complaint and provide a clear outline of what the document contains: […]

2. A heading or caption subordinate to a main headline, heading, or title especially when inserted as a divider between sections (as of a newspaper or periodical article or story or text of a book).

Noun

1. a heading of a subdivision of a text

   Synonyms

   subhead

   Broader terms

   headingheaderhead