opening line

/ˌoʊp(ə)nɪŋ laɪn/
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Other forms: opening lines

Definitions of opening line
  1. noun
    the first line of a piece of writing (as a newspaper story)
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    type of:
    line
    text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
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