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(noun) an established or recognized right: "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate" |
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Synonyms: claim |
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Related Words: entitlement, legal right |
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(noun) an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. Mr. or General; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title" |
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Related Words: Reverend, Very Reverend, appellation, appellative, denomination, designation |
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(noun) an appellation signifying nobility; "`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king" |
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Related Words: Ladyship, Lordship, appellation, appellative, baronetcy, denomination, designation, viscountcy |
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(noun) the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.; "he looked for books with the word `jazz' in the title"; "he refused to give titles to his paintings"; "I can never remember movie titles" |
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Related Words: name |
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(noun) a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; gives a brief summary of the matters it deals with; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools" |
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Synonyms: statute title |
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Related Words: head, heading |
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(noun) (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action; "the titles go by faster than I can read" |
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Related Words: writing, written material |
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(noun) a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; "the novel had chapter titles" |
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Related Words: caption, credit, legend, subhead, subhead, subheading, subtitle |
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(verb) give a title to |
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Synonyms: entitle |
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Related Words: call, name, proclaim |
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(noun) an informal right to something: "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame" |
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Synonyms: claim |
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Related Words: right |
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(noun) the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years" |
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Synonyms: championship |
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Related Words: high status, triple crown |
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(noun) a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment" |
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Synonyms: deed, deed of conveyance |
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Related Words: bill of sale, deed poll, instrument, legal document, legal instrument, mortgage deed, official document, title deed |
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