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title.

The name of a film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtaɪ̯.təl/[ˈtʰaɪ̯.tʰəl] ~ [ˈtʰaɪ̯.tʰl̩]/ˈtaɪ̯.ɾəl/[ˈtʰaɪ̯.ɾəl] ~ [ˈtʰaɪ̯.ɾl̩]
  1. The name of a film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.

    I know the singer's name, but not the title of the song.
  2. The name of a writing such as a book, which identifies it and usually describes its subject, with a short phrase that often summarizes its topic.

  3. A published piece of media.

    broadly
    The retailer carries thousands of titles.
    Buyers of the new video game console can choose from three bundled titles.
  4. A section or division of a writing, as of an act of law or a book.

    broadly
    Title II of the USA PATRIOT Act
  5. An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification, such as Mister, Mr, Ms, Doctor, or Dr; for more examples, see :Category:en:Titles.

  6. Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.

    a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title
  7. In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.

  8. A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.

  9. A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.

    in-plural
    The titles scrolled by too quickly to read.
  10. The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.

  11. The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.

  12. A long title.

    formal
  13. A short title.

    informal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Etruscanbor.? Latin titulusbor. Old English titul Middle English title English title From Middle English title, titel, from Old English titul (“title, heading, superscription”), from Latin titulus (“title, inscription”). Doublet of tilde, titer/titre, titlo, tittle, and titulus.

verb/ˈtaɪ̯.təl/[ˈtʰaɪ̯.tʰəl] ~ [ˈtʰaɪ̯.tʰl̩]/ˈtaɪ̯.ɾəl/[ˈtʰaɪ̯.ɾəl] ~ [ˈtʰaɪ̯.ɾl̩]
  1. To assign a title to; to entitle.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Etruscanbor.? Latin titulusbor. Old English titul Middle English title English title From Middle English title, titel, from Old English titul (“title, heading, superscription”), from Latin titulus (“title, inscription”). Doublet of tilde, titer/titre, titlo, tittle, and titulus.

intj/ˈtaɪ̯.təl/[ˈtʰaɪ̯.tʰəl] ~ [ˈtʰaɪ̯.tʰl̩]/ˈtaɪ̯.ɾəl/[ˈtʰaɪ̯.ɾəl] ~ [ˈtʰaɪ̯.ɾl̩]
  1. Used in the body of a post to indicate that the title has already said all that needs to be said.

    Internet
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Etruscanbor.? Latin titulusbor. Old English titul Middle English title English title From Middle English title, titel, from Old English titul (“title, heading, superscription”), from Latin titulus (“title, inscription”). Doublet of tilde, titer/titre, titlo, tittle, and titulus.

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