title
/ˈtaɪtəl/TIGH-tuhl
/ˈtaɪtəl/TIGH-tuhl
Meaninga label
Common meaning: a name of a work
Other meanings: a rank
- titla label, inscriptionLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1875 · scan
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin titulus ‘a label, inscription’.
Did you know (Title and entitle…): our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry titulus, p. 1875 · dictionary scan
Did you know (A tittle and…): our wording, based on Skeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), entry TITTLE, p. 560 · dictionary scan
Roots
- titulus, -ī Latin “a label, inscription”
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