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title
[ tahyt-l ]
noun
- the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- a descriptive heading or caption, as of a chapter, section, or other part of a book.
- a descriptive or distinctive appellation, especially one belonging to a person by right of rank, office, attainment, etc.:
the title of Lord Mayor.
Synonyms: denomination, designation
- Sports. the championship:
He won the title three years in a row.
- an established or recognized right to something.
- a ground or basis for a claim.
- anything that provides a ground or basis for a claim.
- Law.
- legal right to the possession of property, especially real property.
- the ground or evidence of such right.
- the instrument constituting evidence of such right.
- a unity combining all of the requisites to complete legal ownership.
- a division of a statute, lawbook, etc., especially one larger than an article or section.
- (in pleading) the designation of one's basis for judicial relief; the cause of action sued upon, as a contract or tort.
- Ecclesiastical.
- a fixed sphere of work and source of income, required as a condition of ordination.
- any of certain Roman Catholic churches in Rome, the nominal incumbents of which are cardinals.
- Usually titles. Movies, Television.
- a subtitle in the viewer's own language:
an Italian movie with English titles.
- any written matter inserted into the film or program, especially the list of actors, technicians, writers, etc., contributing to it; credits.
adjective
- of or relating to a title:
the title story in a collection.
- that decides a title:
a title bout.
verb (used with object)
- to furnish with a title; designate by an appellation; entitle.
Synonyms: style, call, term, denominate
title
/ ˈtaɪtəl /
noun
- the distinctive name of a work of art, musical or literary composition, etc
- a descriptive name, caption, or heading of a section of a book, speech, etc
- See title pageSee title page
- a name or epithet signifying rank, office, or function
- a formal designation, such as Mr, Mrs, or Miss
- an appellation designating nobility
- films
- short for subtitle
- written material giving credits in a film or television programme
- sport a championship
- property law
- the legal right to possession of property, esp real property
- the basis of such right
- the documentary evidence of such right
title deeds
- law
- the heading or a division of a statute, book of law, etc
- the heading of a suit or action at law
- any customary or established right
- a claim based on such a right
- a definite spiritual charge or office in the church, without appointment to which a candidate for holy orders cannot lawfully be ordained
- RC Church a titular church
verb
- tr to give a title to
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Other Words From
- mis·title verb (used with object) mistitled mistitling
- non·title adjective
- re·title verb (used with object) retitled retitling
- under·title noun
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Example Sentences
Clickbait title notwithstanding, Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!
But the title of Best Death definitely belongs to Bob Stookey, who got bitten by a zombie then captured by cannibals.
I guess we know how Bacchus kept his title as the god of wine and intoxication.
Enforcement of U.S Code, Title VII, Chapter 25A “Export Standards for Grapes and Plums” remains fully funded, thank goodness.
“Firestorms Will Rain on the Headquarters of War,” the title threatened.
The old earl's property, the source of his wealth, as from his title the reader will have shrewdly guessed, was in collieries.
He called upon the Order to show their title-deeds, but was met with a contemptuous refusal.
It may be noted in passing that in the three miracles in Matthew of exorcising a blinding demon the title “Son of David” is used.
With some difficulty Jos explained his mother's disclaimer of the title of Senora, and the choice of names she offered to Ramona.
That title of Castile might become the cherished ideal in the Philippines if it were valued as I desire.
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