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ti·tle
(tīt′l)n.
1.
a. An identifying name given to a book, play, film, musical composition, or other work.
b. A general or descriptive heading, as of a book chapter.
2.
a. A written work that is published or about to be published: the titles in the publisher's fall catalog.
b. A division of a legal code, generally consisting of multiple related statutes.
3.
a. often titles Written material to be read by viewers that is included in a film or television show, typically presenting credits, narration, or dialogue.
b. A written piece of translated dialogue superimposed at the bottom of the frame during a film; a subtitle.
4.
a. A formal appellation attached to the name of a person as a sign of office, rank, profession, or hereditary privilege.
b. A descriptive name; an epithet: the dubious title of the worst bowler in the league.
5. A right or claim, or the basis of a right or claim: "The weight of a fish is commonly its only title to fame" (Henry David Thoreau).
6. Law
a. A form of ownership free of valid claims by other parties.
b. The aggregate evidence that gives rise to a legal right of possession or control.
c. The instrument, such as a deed, that constitutes this evidence.
7. Sports & Games A championship: Which boxer won the heavyweight title?
8. Ecclesiastical
a. A source of income or area of work required of a candidate for ordination in the Church of England.
b. A Roman Catholic church in or near Rome having a cardinal for its nominal head.
tr.v. ti·tled, ti·tling, ti·tles
To give a name or title to.
[Middle English, from Old English titul, superscription, and from Old French title, title, both from Latin titulus.]
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title
(ˈtaɪtəl)n
1. the distinctive name of a work of art, musical, or literary composition, etc
2. a descriptive name, caption, or heading of a section of a book, speech, etc
3. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) See title page
4. a name or epithet signifying rank, office, or function
5. a formal designation, such as Mr, Mrs, or Miss
6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an appellation designating nobility
7. (Film) films
a. short for subtitle2
b. written material giving credits in a film or television programme
8. (General Sporting Terms) sport a championship
9. (Law) property law
a. the legal right to possession of property, esp real property
b. the basis of such right
c. the documentary evidence of such right: title deeds.
10. (Law) law
a. the heading or a division of a statute, book of law, etc
b. the heading of a suit or action at law
11. (Law)
a. any customary or established right
b. a claim based on such a right
12. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a definite spiritual charge or office in the church, without appointment to which a candidate for holy orders cannot lawfully be ordained
13. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a titular church
vb
(tr) to give a title to
[C13: from Old French, from Latin titulus]
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ti•tle
(ˈtaɪt l)n., adj., v. -tled, -tling. n.
1. the distinguishing name of a work, as a book or a piece of music.
2. a descriptive heading, as of a chapter of a book.
3. title page.
4. a book, magazine, or other publication.
5. a descriptive appellation, esp. one belonging to a person by right of rank or office.
6. a championship.
7. an established right to something.
8. anything that provides a basis for a claim.
9.
a. legal right to the possession of property, esp. real estate.
b. the instrument constituting evidence of such right.
10. Usu., titles. any written matter inserted into a motion picture or TV program, as credits.
adj. 11. of or pertaining to a title: the title story in a collection.
12. that decides a championship: a title bout.
v.t. 13. to furnish with a title.
[before 950; variant of titel, Old English titul < Latin titulus title]
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title
– headline1. 'title'
The title of a book, play, painting, or piece of music is its name.
He wrote a book with the title 'The Castle'.
'Walk under Ladders' is the title of her new play.
2. 'headline'
Don't refer to the words printed in large letters at the top of a newspaper report as a 'title'. You call them a headline.
All the headlines are about the Ridley affair.
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title
Past participle: titled
Gerund: titling
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| Noun | 1. | title - a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools" |
| 2. | title - the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.; "he looked for books with the word `jazz' in the title"; "he refused to give titles to his paintings"; "I can never remember movie titles" name - a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing" masthead - the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page rubric - a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type | |
| 3. | title - a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; "the novel had chapter titles" subhead, subheading - a heading of a subdivision of a text credit - an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work; "the credits were given at the end of the film" subtitle - secondary or explanatory title | |
| 4. |  title - the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years"high status - a position of superior status triple crown - (baseball) an unofficial title won by a batter who leads the league in hitting average, runs batted in, and home runs triple crown - (horse racing) a title won by a horse that can win the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness | |
| 5. | title - a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment" legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right bill of sale - a deed transferring personal property deed poll - a deed made and executed by only one party enfeoffment - under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service mortgage deed - deed embodying a mortgage title deed - a legal document proving a person's right to property law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 6. | title - an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title" appellation, appellative, designation, denomination - identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others Defender of the Faith - a title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been used by English sovereigns ever since Don - a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename; "Don Roberto" Dona - a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman; "Dona Marguerita" Frau - a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman Fraulein - a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman Hakham - a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man Herr - a German courtesy title or form of address for a man Miss - a form of address for an unmarried woman Rabbi - a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher Reverend - a title of respect for a clergyman Senor - a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English `Mr' or `sir' Senora - a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English `Mrs' or `madam' Senorita - a Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English `Miss' Signora - an Italian title or form of address for a married woman Signorina - an Italian title or form of address for an unmarried woman Very Reverend - a title of respect for various ecclesiastical officials (as cathedral deans and canons and others) | |
| 7. | title - an established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim" legal right - a right based in law own right - by title vested in yourself or by virtue of qualifications that you have achieved; "a peer in his own right"; "a leading sports figure in his own right"; "a fine opera in its own right" entitlement - right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits); "entitlements make up the major part of the federal budget" | |
| 8. | title - (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action; "the titles go by faster than I can read" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one piece of writing, written material, writing - the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing" | |
| 9. | title - an appellation signifying nobility; "`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king" appellation, appellative, designation, denomination - identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others Lordship - a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge; "Your Lordship"; "His Lordship" Ladyship - a title used to address any peeress except a duchess; "Your Ladyship"; "Her Ladyship" baronetcy - the title of a baron viscountcy - the title of a viscount | |
| 10. | title - an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame" right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away" | |
| Verb | 1. | title - give a title to proclaim - declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King" |
| 2. | title - designate by an identifying term; "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'" |
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title
noun
1. heading, name, caption, label, legend, inscription The book was first published under the title 'A Place for Us'.
2. publication, book, offering a publisher with 50 new titles a year
3. name, designation, epithet, term, handle (slang), nickname, denomination, pseudonym, appellation, sobriquet, nom de plume, moniker or monicker (slang) Her husband was honoured with the title 'Sir Denis'.
4. (Sport) championship, trophy, laurels, bays, crown, honour He has retained his title as world chess champion.
5. (Law) ownership, right, claim, privilege, entitlement, tenure, prerogative, freehold He never had title to the property.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
title
noun1. An issue of printed material offered for sale or distribution:
2. The fact of possessing or the legal right to possess something:
3. A legitimate or supposed right to demand something as one's rightful due:
Slang: dibs.
5. The word or words by which one is called and identified:
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Translations
názevtitulnadpis
titel
titolo
nimi
címnaslov
nemesi cím
titilltitill, nafnbót
題名
제목
pagrindinis vaidmuosu titulutitulinis lapas
nosaukumstitulsvirsraksts
titeleigendomsbewijseigendomscertificaateigendomsrecht
titul
naslovnaziv
titel
ชื่อเรื่อง
tựa
title
[ˈtaɪtl]A. N
1. [of book, chapter] → título m; (= headline) → titular m, cabecera f
what title are you giving the book? → ¿qué título vas a dar al libro?, ¿cómo vas a titular el libro?
what title are you giving the book? → ¿qué título vas a dar al libro?, ¿cómo vas a titular el libro?
2. (= form of address) → fórmula f de tratamiento, tratamiento m; [of nobility etc] → título m
what title should I give him? → ¿qué tratamiento debo darle?
noble title; title of nobility → título m de nobleza
George V gave him a title → Jorge V le dio un título de nobleza or le ennobleció
what's your job title? → ¿cómo se llama or qué nombre recibe tu puesto?
what title should I give him? → ¿qué tratamiento debo darle?
noble title; title of nobility → título m de nobleza
George V gave him a title → Jorge V le dio un título de nobleza or le ennobleció
what's your job title? → ¿cómo se llama or qué nombre recibe tu puesto?
4. (Publishing) (= book, periodical) → título m, publicación f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
title
[ˈtaɪtəl] n [book, film, painting] → titre m
He wrote a book with the title "The Castle" → Il a écrit un livre intitulé "Le Château".
He wrote a book with the title "The Castle" → Il a écrit un livre intitulé "Le Château".
(showing status or profession) → titre m
to award sb the title of → conférer à qn le titre de job title
to award sb the title of → conférer à qn le titre de job title
[aristocrat] → titre m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
title
n
→ Titel m (also Sport); (of chapter) → Überschrift f; (Film) → Untertitel m; (= form of address) → Anrede f; what title do you give a bishop? → wie redet or spricht man einen Bischof an?
title
:title deed
n → Eigentumsurkunde f
title fight
n → Titelkampf m
titleholder
n (Sport) → Titelträger(in) m(f), → Titelinhaber(in) m(f)
title page
n (Typ) → Titelseite f
title part, title role
n (Theat, Film) → Titelrolle f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
title
(ˈtaitl) noun1. the name of a book, play, painting, piece of music etc. The title of the painting is `A Winter Evening'.
2. a word put before a person's name to show rank, honour, occupation etc. Sir John; Lord Henry; Captain Smith; Professor Brown; Dr (Doctor) Peter Jones.
ˈtitled adjective having a title that shows noble rank. a titled lady.
title deed a document that proves legal ownership. I have the title deeds of the house.
title page the page at the beginning of a book on which are the title, the author's name etc.
title rôle the rôle or part in a play of the character named in the title. He's playing the title rôle in `Hamlet'.
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title
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