title

A2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈtaɪ.tl̩/ See IPA manual

Freq #2807

Meanings

1

noun
The name of a book, film, song, or other work.

I know the singer's name, but not the title of the song.
2

noun
A word such as 'Doctor' or 'Professor' placed before a name to show status or rank.

She earned the title of Doctor after years of study.
3

noun
The position of being a champion in a sport or competition.

The team held the title for two years.
4

noun
A heading for a section of a piece of writing.

Each chapter of the novel has its own title.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · a word such as 'doctor' or... form of address

3 noun · the position of being a... championship

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Word family

Forms titledtitlestitlinguntitled

Derived forms entitlehalf-titlesubtitlesupertitlesurtitle

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Phrases (1)

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title deed
a legal document recording ownership rights in property

Noun + noun

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.

title Middle English titul Old English titulus Latin

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# title

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtaɪ.tl̩/
**Frequency rank:** 2807

## Meanings
1. The name of a book, film, song, or other work.
2. A word such as 'Doctor' or 'Professor' placed before a name to show status or rank.
3. The position of being a champion in a sport or competition.
4. A heading for a section of a piece of writing.

## Examples
- I know the singer's name, but not the title of the song.
- She earned the title of Doctor after years of study.
- The team held the title for two years.
- Each chapter of the novel has its own title.

## Synonyms
- honour

## Derived Forms
- entitle
- half-title
- subtitle
- supertitle
- surtitle

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: title
- Root: titul
- Root: titulus

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Title is 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 historical chain runs through Middle English title, Old English titul, Latin titulus. In present-day use, it can mean the name of a book, film, song, or other work, or a word such as 'Doctor' or 'Professor' placed before a name to show status or rank. Derived formations include entitle, half-title, subtitle, supertitle, surtitle.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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