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title

noun
/ˈtaɪ̯.təl/

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from titulus
  2. inherited from titul
  3. inherited from title

Definitions

  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…

    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.

    • The retailer carries thousands of titles.
    • Buyers of the new video game console can choose from three bundled titles.
  4. ›+ 12 more definitions

    1. A section or division of a writing, as of an act of law or a book.

      • Title II of the USA PATRIOT Act

    2. An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official…

      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.
      • 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.
      • 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.

    3. Legal right to ownership of a 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

    4. In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.

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

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

      • The titles scrolled by too quickly to read.

    7. The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.

    8. 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.
      • 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.

    9. A long title.

    10. A short title.

    11. To assign a title to

      To assign a title to; to entitle.

    12. Used in the body of a post to indicate that the title has already said all that needs to…

      Used in the body of a post to indicate that the title has already said all that needs to be said.

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Derived

abstract of title, after-acquired title, allodial title, bastard title, catch title, chain of title, clear title, cloud of title, cloud on title, collective title, color of title, courtesy title, covenant of title, end titles, entitle, half title, half-title, honorary title, job title, junk title, long title, native title, paramount title, protected title, running title, salvage title, short title, strata title, subtitle, supertitle, surtitle, temple title, title bar, title card, title case, title character, title company, title deed, title defect, title drop · +12 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at title. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at title. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at title

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA