headlinese

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
headlinese
    n 1: using the abbreviated style of headline writers
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
headlinese \headlinese\ n.
   The abbreviated writing style of headline writers.
   [WordNet 1.5]
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