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title
 
the name of a book, film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art
 
contents
 
a table of contents; a list of chapters etc. in a book, and the page numbers on which they start
 
table of contents
 
a list of titles of the parts of a book or document, organised in the order in which the parts appear
 
page
 
one of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document; one side of a paper leaf on which one has written or printed
 
outline
 
a preliminary plan of a project
 
text
 
a writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences
 
copy
 
a printed edition of a book or magazine
 
read
 
to look at and interpret letters or other information that is written
 
proofread
 
to read a text and look for mistakes in form and content
 
reader
 
a person who reads a publication
 
readership
 
the collected readers of a publication
 
edition
 
a literary work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner
 
excerpt
 
a clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, a literary composition or other media
 
cartoon
 
a humourous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings
 
caption
 
the descriptive heading or title of a picture or an illustration
 
heading
 
the title or topic of a document, article, chapter etc.
 
source
 
the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired
 
copyright
 
the right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship
 
 
  • title
    • title, titles['taɪtəl](noun)
    • Definition:
      • the name of a book, film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art
    • Example:
      • She can't think of a title for her book.
    • contents[ˈkɒn.tɛnts](noun plural form)
    • Definition:
      • a table of contents; a list of chapters etc. in a book, and the page numbers on which they start
    • Example:
      • I always start a book by reading the dustjacket and the contents before I really dig in to the content itself.
    • table of contents, tables of contents(noun)
    • Definition:
      • a list of titles of the parts of a book or document, organised in the order in which the parts appear
    • Example:
      • The table of contents tells the reader about the various chapters of the book.
  • page
    • page, pages[peɪdʒ](noun)
    • Definition:
      • one of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document; one side of a paper leaf on which one has written or printed
    • Example:
      • Turn to page 34, please.
    • outline, outlines['aʊtlaɪn](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a preliminary plan of a project
    • Example:
      • She read out the outline of her presentation.
    • text, texts[tɛkst](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences
    • Example:
      • I need to write a text about the country's politics.
    • copy, copies[kɒpiː](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a printed edition of a book or magazine
    • Example:
      • Have you seen the latest copy of Newsweek yet?
      • Synonym(s):
        duplicate
  • read
    • read, read, read[riːd](irregular verb)
    • Definition:
      • to look at and interpret letters or other information that is written
    • Example:
      • Have you read this book?
      • Homophone(s):
        reed
    • proofread, proofread, proofread[ˈprufriːd](irregular verb)
    • Definition:
      • to read a text and look for mistakes in form and content
    • Example:
      • Could you do me a favour and proofread my paper?
  • reader
    • reader, readers['riːdə](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a person who reads a publication
    • Example:
      • The message of the book reached thousands of readers.
    • readership['riːdəʃɪp](uncountable noun)
    • Definition:
      • the collected readers of a publication
    • Example:
      • The small paper has a readership of only 120 people.
    • edition, editions[ɛ'dɪʃən](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a literary work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner
    • Example:
      • The very first edition was soon sold.
    • excerpt, excerpts(noun)
    • Definition:
      • a clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, a literary composition or other media
    • Example:
      • He only read out an excerpt of his new book.
      • Synonym(s):
        extract
    • cartoon, cartoons[kɑːˈtuːn](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a humourous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings
    • Example:
      • The text is illustrated with a short cartoon.
      • Synonym(s):
        comic strip, strip cartoon
  • caption
    • caption, captions[ˈkæp.ʃn](noun)
    • Definition:
      • the descriptive heading or title of a picture or an illustration
    • Example:
      • Please read out the short caption.
    • heading, headings['hɛdiŋ](noun)
    • Definition:
      • the title or topic of a document, article, chapter etc.
    • Example:
      • The text had no heading.
    • source, sources[sɔɹs](noun)
    • Definition:
      • the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired
    • Example:
      • What's the source of your information?
 

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page
outline
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copy
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source
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        reader
        a person who reads a publication
        heading
        the title or topic of a document, article, chapter etc.
        table of contents
        a list of titles of the parts of a book or document, organised in the order in which the parts appear
        contents
        a table of contents; a list of chapters etc. in a book, and the page numbers on which they start
        edition
        a literary work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner
        text
        a writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences
        cartoon
        a humourous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings
        proofread
        to read a text and look for mistakes in form and content
        excerpt
        a clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, a literary composition or other media
        caption
        the descriptive heading or title of a picture or an illustration
        readership
        the collected readers of a publication
        read
        to look at and interpret letters or other information that is written
        outline
        a preliminary plan of a project
        copy
        a printed edition of a book or magazine
        title
        the name of a book, film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art
         
         
         

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        page
        one of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document; one side of a paper leaf on which one has written or printed
        read
        to look at and interpret letters or other information that is written
        title
        the name of a book, film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art
        copyright
        the right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship
        caption
        the descriptive heading or title of a picture or an illustration
         
         
         
         

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