yclept

verb

variants also cleped or ycleped
Definition of ycleptnext
past participle of clepe, archaic
as in named
to give a name to the brewpub, yclept Ye Olde Taverne, has been decorated in Merrie Olde England to within an inch of its life

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  1. entitled
  2. titled
  3. termed
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  • That includes taxpayers who filed a 2021 tax return but either left the Recovery Rebate Credit section blank or filled it out incorrectly when they actually were entitled to receive the money.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Recovery Rebate Credit was created for people who did not get all or some of the three stimulus payments that were issued between 2020 and 2021 that they were entitled to.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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  • Almost 50 years later, the book was made into a feature film titled How the Grinch Stole Christmas with Jim Carrey.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
  • At the beginning of the 1960s, John Nef (1899-1988), chairman of the Committee on Social Thought and professor of economic history at the University of Chicago, wrote a thoughtful book titled A Search for Civilization.
    Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of titled
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  • The tech ecosystem has long identified an overarching feeling of loneliness, responding in multiple virtual solutions broadly termed AI companions.
    Dr. Tal Patalon, MD, LLB, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Commissioner Kevin Thompson termed the vote a matter of parity and fairness.
    Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
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