Meaning & use

titling

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The act of giving a title to something, such as a book, article, or work of art.

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The editor spent hours titling each chapter of the anthology.

Titling a painting can shape how viewers interpret it.

A note on using this word

Also used in film and publishing to describe the on-screen text captions added to footage.

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