1
a
: something that forms or serves as a head
especially
: an inscription, headline, or title standing at the top or beginning (as of a letter or chapter)
b
: the address and date at the beginning of a letter showing its place and time of origin
2
: the compass direction in which the longitudinal axis of a ship or aircraft points
broadly
: direction
3
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We organized all the recipes under different subject headings.
His paintings usually fall under the heading of realism.
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
To work around this, LLM hackers turned to markup language, which, among other things, allows users to add formatting elements such as headings, lists, and links to text without the need for HTML tags.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026
Spain is a favorite heading into the World Cup and Yamal, at only 18, is already considered one of the best players in the world.
—Alex Connor, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Navy Gin from New Zealand's Clarity Distilling Company earned 99 points in the classic gin category — the highest score of any gin entered, full stop — and is now an early favorite heading into November's trophy judging.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
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“Heading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heading. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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heading
noun
head·ing
ˈhed-iŋ 
1
: the direction in which a ship or aircraft points
2
: something (as a title or an address) at the top or beginning (as of a letter or chapter)
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