different between valediction vs title

English

Etymology

1614. Borrowed from Latin valed?cere, present active infinitive of valed?c? (“bid farewell”), from val?, imperative of vale? (“I am well”), + d?c? (“say”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?væl.??d?k.??n/

Noun

valediction (plural valedictions)

1. A speech made when leaving or parting company.
2. The act of parting company.
3. A word or phrase (such as adieu or farewell) said upon leaving.
4. A word or phrase used to end a letter or message.

Hyponyms

• (phrase ending message): sincerely

Related terms

• Vale
• valedictory
• valedictorian
• diction

Translations

See also

• salutation

English

Etymology

From Middle English title, titel, from Old English titul (“title, heading, superscription”), from Latin titulus (“title, inscription”). Doublet of tilde, tittle, and titulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ta?tl?/
• Rhymes: -a?t?l
• Hyphenation: ti?tle

Noun

title (plural titles)

1. A prefix (honorific) or suffix (post-nominal) added to a person's name to signify either veneration, official position or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles
3. (law) Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.

4. In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
5. A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
6. The name of a book, film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.

7. A publication.

8. A section or division of a subject, as of a law or a book.
9. (chiefly in the plural) A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.

10. (bookbinding) The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
11. The subject of a writing; a short phrase that summarizes the entire topic.
12. A division of an act of law

13. (sports) The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:title

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

title (third-person singular simple present titles, present participle titling, simple past and past participle titled)

1. (transitive) To assign a title to; to entitle.

Translations

Anagrams

• t-lite

German

Pronunciation

Verb

title

1. inflection of titeln:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative