label

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 References 1.6 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 3 French 3.1 Noun 3.2 Anagrams

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

From Old French label and lambel (Modern French: lambeau).

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪbəl

[edit] Noun

label (plural labels)

1. A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
2. A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.
3. A company that sells records.
4. (computing) A name attached to some item in source code, especially a point that can be jumped to using a GOTO or similar construct.

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• (small ticket): sign, tag, ticket
• (name given to something or someone): category, pigeonhole

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[edit] Verb

to label (third-person singular simple present labels, present participle labelling (UK, some US) or labeling (US), simple past and past participle labelled (UK, some US) or labeled (US))

1. (transitive) To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).
2. (transitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.

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• (put a ticket or sign on): tag, price
• (give a label to in order to categorise): categorise, compartmentalise, pigeonhole

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[edit] References

• label in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• label in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: abell
• Bella

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From English.

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• IPA: /lebəl/

[edit] Noun

label n. (plural labels, diminutive labeltje)

1. quality label

   Max Havelaar is het bekendste fair-trade label.

   Max Havelaar is the most well-known fair-trade label.

2. music label

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[edit] French

[edit] Noun

label m. (plural labels)

1. quality label
2. music label

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: abell
• balle