Definitions
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- noun journalism, slang The
subhead of a news story.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The new single digits are given new names to avoid confusion, so is called dek and is called el.
HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010
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The new single digits are given new names to avoid confusion, so is called dek and is called el.
HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010
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The new single digits are given new names to avoid confusion, so is called dek and is called el.
HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010
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I wrote the "dek" - that long subheading each of our PJM pieces uses - for Roger Simon's
Pajamas Media Charlie Martin 2010
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I wrote the "dek" - that long subheading each of our PJM pieces uses - for Roger Simon's
Pajamas Media Charlie Martin 2010
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"Perkara yg logik dek akal, maka itulah perkara qat'i ..."
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Rather than attempt to describe this extraordinary piece of writing in my own clumsy words, I'd like to reprint the original "dek" Â and then strongly encourage you to read (or re-read) the whole thing yourself.
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Andrew Oliveri , 31, of Port Jefferson , said he played dek hockey with Mr. Laffer several years ago, and he was just a "normal guy."
Arrest in Drug Killings Sean Gardiner 2011
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In addition to being a hockey fan, Mr. Laffer played year-round in dek, or floor, hockey leagues.
Arrest in Drug Killings Sean Gardiner 2011
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"Advisers fear Liberal Leader hasn't offer [sic] voters sense of who he is, how he diverges from Harper," says the Globe's dek.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
TankHughes commented on the word dek
so dek and lede are both editorial nicknames that are spelled differently to denote their technical journalistic meaning. OK.
October 24, 2016