running head

/ˌrʌnɪŋ hɛd/
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Other forms: running heads

Definitions of running head
  1. noun
    a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book
    synonyms: running headline
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    types:
    running title
    the title (or a shortened title) of a book used as a running head
    type of:
    head, header, heading
    a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
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