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| ti·tle [ tt'l ] |
noun (plural ti·tles) |
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1. name: a name that identifies a book, movie, play, painting, musical composition, or other literary or artistic work
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2. descriptive heading: a descriptive heading for something such as a book chapter, a magazine article, or a speech
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3. publishing
Same as title page
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4. published or recorded work: a work published or recorded by a company
  this spring's new titles
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5. designation added to name: a word added to and usually preceding somebody's name to indicate his or her rank, social status, or profession, or as a courtesy, e.g. "Mr.", "Ms.", "Dr.", or "Lord."
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6. name describing position: a name that describes somebody's job or position in a company or organization
a job title
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7. championship: the status of champion in a sport or competition
a title fight
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8. law right to possess property: a legal right to possess and dispose of property
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9. law evidence of property rights: the evidence of legal right to property
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10. law document: a document giving the legal right to property
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11. law right or proof of right: a legitimate right, or something providing proof or justification for a claim
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12. law claim based on right: a claim based on a legitimate right
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13. law division: a division of a law, statute, or law book
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14. law law heading: a heading for a lawsuit or legal action, or one that names a document or statute
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15. christianity requirement of ordination: a source of income or office in the church required of a candidate by the Church of England before ordination
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16. christianity Roman Catholic church in Rome: a Roman Catholic church in or near Rome that has a bishop or cardinal as its nominal head
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plural noun ti·tles |
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movies tv credits or subtitles on screen: the written presentation on the screen of credits, narration, or subtitles in a movie or television program
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transitive verb (past and past participle ti·tled, present participle ti·tling, 3rd person present singular ti·tles) |
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1. name somebody or something: to give a name or title to somebody or something
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2. call somebody by title: to call somebody by a particular title
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| [Pre-12th century. Via French< Latin titulus "inscription"] |
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| ti·tled adjective |
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