Definition of byline
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a secondary line : sideline
2
: a line at the beginning of a news story, magazine article, or book giving the writer's name
byline
verb
bylined; bylining; bylines
Definition of byline (Entry 2 of 2)
: to write (an article) under a byline
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The first known use of byline was in 1916
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