US /ˈtaɪ.tl̩/
noun Freq #2807

Meanings

  1. 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. 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. 3
    noun

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

    The team held the title for two years.

  4. 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

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.

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