title
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin titulus (“‘title, inscription’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -aɪtəl
[edit] Noun
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title (plural titles)
- A prefix or suffix added to a person's name to signify either veneration, official position or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles
- (law) Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.
- The name of a book, film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
- A publication.
- The retailer carries thousands of titles.
- A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance (usually titles pl).
- The titles scrolled by too quickly to read.
- The subject of a writing; a short phrase that summarizes the entire topic.
- A division of an act of Congress or Parliament (e.g. Title II of the USA PATRIOT Act)
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:title
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
prefix or suffix added to a name
right to ownership
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certificate of ownership
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name of a book, etc
subject of a writing
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[edit] Verb
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to title (third-person singular simple present titles, present participle titling, simple past and past participle titled)
- The act of assigning someone or something a title.
