Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - title

(titles, titling, titled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The title of a book, play, film, or piece of music is its name. ‘Patience and Sarah’ was first published in 1969 under the title ‘A Place for Us’. N-COUNT 2. When a writer, composer, or artist titles a work, they give it a title. Pirandello titled his play ‘Six Characters in Search of an Author’... The single is titled ‘White Love’... Their story is the subject of a new book titled ‘The Golden Thirteen’. VERB: V n n, be V-ed n, V-ed • -titled ...his aptly titled autobiography, Life is Meeting. COMB in ADJ 3. Publishers and booksellers often refer to books or magazines as titles. It has become the biggest publisher of new poetry in Britain, with 50 new titles a year. N-COUNT: usu pl 4. A person’s title is a word such as ‘Sir’, ‘Lord’, or ‘Lady’ that is used in front of their name, or a phrase that is used instead of their name, and indicates that they have a high rank in society. Her husband was also honoured with his title ‘Sir Denis’... N-COUNT: oft poss N 5. Someone’s title is a word such as ‘Mr’, ‘Mrs’, or ‘Doctor’, that is used before their own name in order to show their status or profession. She has been awarded the title Professor. N-COUNT: oft poss N 6. Someone’s title is a name that describes their job or status in an organization. ‘Could you tell me your official job title?’—‘It’s Data Processing Manager.’ N-COUNT: oft poss N 7. If a person or team wins a particular title, they win a sports competition that is held regularly. Usually a person keeps a title until someone else defeats them. He became Jamaica’s first Olympic gold medallist when he won the 400m title in 1948... N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft poss N