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- pronunciation:
- taI
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a name that identifies a book, film, play, piece of music, or work of art.
The book has a French title.- similar words:
- appellation, headline, name
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| definition 2: |
a heading of a section of a book or other written work.
She read only the title of the first chapter.- synonyms:
- heading, subheading
- similar words:
- banner, caption, headline, rubric
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| definition 3: |
a word used with or instead of a name to formally acknowledge a person's rank or position.
His title is "Professor," not "Doctor."- synonyms:
- appellation, designation, honorific
- similar words:
- denomination, epithet, peerage
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| definition 4: |
a legal or established right to the possession of something such as property.
She inherited the house and therefore has the title to it.- synonyms:
- demesne, domain, ownership, possession, proprietorship, tenure
- similar words:
- claim, deed, droit, interest, right
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| definition 5: |
in sports, a championship.
The local high school won the state basketball title.- synonyms:
- championship
- similar words:
- crown, cup, prize, trophy
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
titles, titling, titled |
| definition: |
to give a title to.
She titled the book using a phrase from a well-known poem.- synonyms:
- dub, entitle, name
- similar words:
- call, christen, denominate, designate, tag
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| related words: |
label, name |
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