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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  • Applicants are entitled to a follow-up test within 48 hours if a test result is inconclusive or positive.
    Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Yes, everyone is entitled to at least one free copy of their ChexSystems report every 12 months.
    Ryley Amond, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of entitled
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  • While performing in Haikou, China over the weekend, West teased his next album which is tentatively titled Bully.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Voice coach most recently dropped an album of children’s songs and lullabies titled My Favorite Dream, featuring cameos from Teigen, 8-year-old daughter Luna and 6-year-old son Miles.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of titled
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  • With incumbents termed out or opting to not run again, both House seats and the Senate seat will have new occupants after the November election.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The approach, termed neuro-symbolic AI aims at fusing the mechanistic aspects of deep learning neural networks with human like knowledge, reasoning and intuition, enabling broader generalization capabilities.
    Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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