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TITLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An informal right to something

Example:

his title to fame

Synonyms:

claim; title

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("title" is a kind of...):

right (an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An established or recognized right

Example:

he staked his claim

Synonyms:

claim; title

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("title" is a kind of...):

legal right (a right based in law)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "title"):

entitlement (right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits))

Derivation:

title (give a title to)

titular; titulary (of or relating to a legal title to something)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. 'Mr.' or 'General'

Example:

the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title

Synonyms:

form of address; title; title of respect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("title" is a kind of...):

appellation; appellative; denomination; designation (identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "title"):

Father; Padre ('Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); 'Padre' is frequently used in the military)

Very Reverend (a title of respect for various ecclesiastical officials (as cathedral deans and canons and others))

Signorina (an Italian title or form of address for an unmarried woman)

Signora (an Italian 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; similar to the English 'Miss')

Senora (a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English 'Mrs' or 'madam')

Senor (a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English 'Mr' or 'sir')

Reverend (a title of respect for a clergyman)

Rabbi (a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher)

Ms; Ms. (a form of address for a woman)

Mrs; Mrs. (a form of address for a married woman)

Mister; Mr; Mr. (a form of address for a man)

Miss (a form of address for an unmarried woman)

Herr (a German courtesy title or form of address for a man)

Hakham (a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man)

Fraulein (a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman)

Frau (a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman)

Dona (a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman)

Don (a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename)

Defender of the Faith (a title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been used by English sovereigns ever since)

Aga; Agha (title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey))

Derivation:

titular (of or bearing a title signifying status or function)

Sense 4

Meaning:

An appellation signifying nobility

Example:

'your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("title" is a kind of...):

appellation; appellative; denomination; designation (identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "title"):

viscountcy (the title of a viscount)

baronetcy (the title of a baron)

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)

Derivation:

titular (of or associated with or bearing a title signifying nobility)

Sense 5

Meaning:

The name of a work of art or literary composition etc.

Example:

I can never remember movie titles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("title" is a kind of...):

name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "title"):

masthead (the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page)

rubric (a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type)

Derivation:

title (give a title to)

titular (of or pertaining to the title of a work of art)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

Example:

Title 8 provided federal help for schools

Synonyms:

rubric; statute title; title

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("title" is a kind of...):

head; header; heading (a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about)

Sense 7

Meaning:

(usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action

Example:

the titles go by faster than I can read

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("title" is a kind of...):

piece of writing; writing; written material (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect))

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Sense 8

Meaning:

A general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work

Example:

the novel had chapter titles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("title" is a kind of...):

subhead; subheading (a heading of a subdivision of a text)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "title"):

credit (an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work)

caption; legend (brief description accompanying an illustration)

subtitle (secondary or explanatory title)

Derivation:

title (designate by an identifying term)

Sense 9

Meaning:

A legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

Example:

he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment

Synonyms:

deed; deed of conveyance; title

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("title" is a kind of...):

instrument; legal document; legal instrument; official document ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "title"):

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)

Sense 10

Meaning:

The status of being a champion

Example:

he held the title for two years

Synonyms:

championship; title

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("title" is a kind of...):

high status (a position of superior status)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "title"):

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)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Designate by an identifying term

Example:

They styled their nation 'The Confederate States'

Synonyms:

style; title

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "title" is one way to...):

be known as; call; know as; name (assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

title (a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Give a title to

Synonyms:

entitle; title

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "title" is one way to...):

be known as; call; know as; name (assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "title"):

proclaim (declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

title (an established or recognized right)

title (the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Northanger Abbey was written in 1797-98 under a different title.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

A courtesy title used before the name of a woman without making a distinction between married and unmarried status.

(Ms, NCI Thesaurus)

A part of a name denoting that a person holds a hereditary title.

(Nobility Title, NCI Thesaurus)

My father looked carelessly at the title page of my book and said, “Ah! Cornelius Agrippa! My dear Victor, do not waste your time upon this; it is sad trash.”

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

A courtesy title prefixed to the name of a married woman.

(Mrs, NCI Thesaurus)

A courtesy title for an unmarried woman.

(Miss, NCI Thesaurus)

This was a successful defense of his 2017 title won in London, United Kingdom.

(Norway's Warholm wins gold in 400 m hurdles at World Championships in Doha, Wikinews)

Named "WISE J085510.83-071442.5," the brown dwarf appears to be 7.2 light-years away, earning it the title for fourth closest system to our sun.

(A cold, close neighbor of the Sun, NASA)

Jupiter has crowned you his celestial favorite in 2020, and although that’s the title everyone wants, the other zodiac signs will have to wait their turn—some will have to wait many years.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

A courtesy title for a man.

(Mister, NCI Thesaurus)