title
/ˈtaɪtl/noun
उच्चारण टाइटल
शीर्षक; उपाधि; ख़िताब; स्वामित्व
Basic word
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the name of a book, poem, painting, piece of music; a word in front of a person's name to show their rank or profession, or whether or not they are married; the position of being the winner of a competition, especially a sports competition; (law) the legal right to own something, especially land or property
शीर्षक; उपाधि; ख़िताब; स्वामित्व
- the title of the book
- Mr, Mrs, Dr
- She won the title.
+ 4 more examples
- title deed
- What is the title of the poem we studied today?
- The film's title was changed before its release.
- Doctors are allowed to use the title Dr before their names.
Synonyms name heading caption honour championship
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◇Word family
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Title deed (a legal document that proves you own land or a house), title track (the song that gives an album its name), title role (the character in a play or film whose name is the title), defend a title (try to win a championship again).
Collocations: title deed (भूमि या घर के स्वामित्व को सिद्ध करने वाला कानूनी दस्तावेज़), title track (एल्बम को नाम देने वाला गीत), title role (नाटक या फ़िल्म का वह पात्र जिसका नाम शीर्षक हो, शीर्ष भूमिका), defend a title (ख़िताब फिर जीतने का प्रयास)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Exam: in precis writing and comprehension, you may be asked to give a suitable title to a passage; the title should be short and show the main idea.
परीक्षा में precis writing और comprehension में अनुच्छेद को उपयुक्त शीर्षक देने को कहा जा सकता है; शीर्षक छोटा और मुख्य विचार दिखाने वाला होना चाहिए।
Titles of nobility are prohibited by Article 18 (abolition of titles), but awards like the Bharat Ratna and Padma awards are not titles; Mahatma (Great Soul) was given to Gandhi by Rabindranath Tagore.
अनुच्छेद 18 (उपाधियों का उन्मूलन) कुलीनता की उपाधियों का निषेध करता है, पर भारत रत्न और पद्म पुरस्कार जैसे सम्मान उपाधियाँ नहीं हैं; रवींद्रनाथ टैगोर ने गांधी को 'महात्मा' (महान आत्मा) की उपाधि दी।