## 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.

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