title

CEFRA1

/ˈtaɪ̯.təl/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

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

  2. 02

    noun

    A name showing a person's position or status.

Examples

  • His official title at the company is Assistant to the President.

  • The boxer had to lose weight for the title match.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • [ˈtʰaɪ̯.ɾəl] ~ [ˈtʰaɪ̯.ɾl̩]
  • [ˈtʰaɪ̯.tʰəl] ~ [ˈtʰaɪ̯.tʰl̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A published piece of media.

  2. The name of a film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.

  3. The name of a writing such as a book, which identifies it and usually describes its subject, with a short phrase that often summarizes its topic.

More examples

In context

  • What's title of her new book?

  • Buyers of the new video game console can choose from three bundled titles.

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

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.