Sounds | tay'tahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | A heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with. | |
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Example | "Title 8 provided federal help for schools" | |
Synonyms | statute title, rubric | |
Broader | heading, header, head | A line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about |
Meaning | The name of a work of art or literary composition etc.. | |
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Examples |
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Narrower | masthead | The title of a newspaper or magazine |
rubric | A title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type | |
Broader | name | A language unit by which a person or thing is known |
Spanish | título | |
Catalan | títol | |
Adjectives | titular | of or pertaining to the title of a work of art |
Verbs | title | give a title / title to |
Meaning | A general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work. | |
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Example | "the novel had chapter titles" | |
Narrower | caption, legend | brief description accompanying an illustration |
credit | An entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work | |
subtitle | secondary or explanatory title | |
Broader | subheading, subhead | A heading of a subdivision of a text / text |
Spanish | título | |
Catalan | títol | |
Verbs | title | designate by an identifying term |
Meaning | The status of being a champion. | |
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Example | "he held the title for two years" | |
Synonym | championship | |
Narrower | 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 | |
Broader | high status | A position of superior / superior status |
Spanish | campeonato | |
Catalan | campionat |
Meaning | A legal document signed and sealed / sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it. | |
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Example | "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment" | |
Synonyms | deed, deed of conveyance | |
Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Narrower | 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 | |
Broader | legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right |
Spanish | acta, acto, escritura, título, tutela | |
Catalan | acta, escriptura |
Meaning | An identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. 'Mr.' or 'General'. | |
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Example | "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title" | |
Synonyms | title of respect, form of address | |
Narrower | Aga, Agha | title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey) |
Defender of the Faith | A title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew | |
Don | A Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename | |
Dona | A Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman | |
Father, Padre | 'Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church) | |
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 / 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 | |
Mister, Mr, Mr. | A form of address for a man | |
Mrs, Mrs. | A form of address for a married woman | |
Ms, Ms. | A form of address for a 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 | |
Senora | A Spanish title or form of address for a married woman | |
Senorita | A Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman | |
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) | |
Broader | appellation, denomination, designation, appellative | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others |
Spanish | título | |
Catalan | títol | |
Adjectives | titular | of or bearing a title signifying status or function |
Meaning | An established or recognized right. | |
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Example | "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate" | |
Synonym | claim | |
Narrower | entitlement | Right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits) |
Broader | legal right | A right based in law |
Spanish | derecho, reivindicación, titularidad | |
Catalan | titularitat | |
Adjectives | titular, titulary | of or relating to a legal title to something |
Verbs | title | give a title / title to |
Meaning | (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action. | |
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Example | "the titles go by faster than I can read" | |
Broader | writing, written material, piece of writing | The work of a writer |
Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
Meaning | An appellation signifying nobility. | |
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Example | "'your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king" | |
Narrower | Ladyship | A title used to address any peeress except a duchess |
Lordship | A title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge | |
baronetcy | The title of a baron / baron | |
viscountcy | The title of a viscount / viscount | |
Broader | appellation, denomination, designation, appellative | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others |
Spanish | título, título nobiliario | |
Catalan | títol nobiliari | |
Adjectives | titular | of or associated with or bearing a title / title signifying nobility |
Meaning | An informal right to something. | |
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Example | "his title to fame" | |
Synonym | claim | |
Broader | right | An abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature |
Meaning | Give a title / title to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | entitle | |
Narrower | proclaim | declare formally |
Broader | name, call, know as, be known as | Assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to |
Spanish | autorizar, facultar, titular | |
Catalan | autoritzar, titular | |
Nouns | title | an established or recognized right |
title | the name of a work of art or literary composition etc. |
Meaning | designate by an identifying term. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | style | |
Broader | name, call, know as, be known as | Assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to |
Spanish | intitular, nombrar | |
Catalan | anomenar, fer-se dir, intitular | |
Nouns | title | a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work |
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