Etymology 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.
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.
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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.
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Broadly A published piece of media.
The retailer carries thousands of titles.
Buyers of the new video game console can choose from three bundled titles.
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Broadly A section or division of a writing, as of an act of law or a book.
Title II of the USA PATRIOT Act
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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.
Our bosom interest: go pronounce his present death With his former title greet Macbeth.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
The old man had always favored the match. He liked Clayton, and, being of an old southern family, he put rather an exaggerated value on the advantages of a title, which meant little or nothing to his daughter.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 100:
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He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.1921, Ben Travers, chapter 1, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
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Law, Property Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.
a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title
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In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
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A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
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In plural A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.
The titles scrolled by too quickly to read.
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Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.
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Arts, Bookbinding, Crafts, Hobbies, Lifestyle The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
With some City fans already leaving the stadium in tears, Edin Dzeko equalised in the second of five minutes of stoppage time before Sergio Aguero scored the goal that won the title.2012 May 13, Phil McNulty, “Man City 3-2 QPR”, in BBC Sport:
Equally disadvantageous to Jackson was the fact that other than the Jacksonville Athletic Club and the National Sporting Club, virtually no organization was willing to sponsor a title fight between a black fighter and a white one.1997, David Kenneth Wiggins, Glory Bound: Black Athletes in a White America:
Etymology 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.
Etymology 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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Internet Used in the body of a post to indicate that the title has already said all that needs to be said.