From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsubheadingsub‧head‧ing /ˈsʌbˌhedɪŋ/ noun [countable] TCNa short phrase used as a title for a small part within a longer piece of writing
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subheading• I feel it would have been better to include this as a subheading to each mountain.• Strap a subheading used above the main headline in a newspaper article.• A gopher computer displays lists of information, broken down into simple headings and subheadings, like an outline.• Most tabloid newspapers are emphatically graphic in the presentation of their headlines and subheadings.• Chapter titles and subheadings are then assigned appropriately.• Categories contain an introduction plus five subheadings.• This includes the spacing between sections of text, the paragraphs, headings, subheadings and so on.• Writing done for other purposes generally does not make such generous use of subheadings and depends on literary style for effective communication. 