Label

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English

Noun

Singular
label

Plural
labels

  1. A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or to intended to be attached.
  2. A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.

Synonyms

Translations

ticket

name categorising someone as part of a group

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Verb

Infinitive
to label

Third person singular
labels

Simple past
British English labelled or American English labeled

Past participle
British English labelling or American English labeling

Present participle
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To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).

  1. (transitive{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})

To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.

Synonyms

Translations

put a ticket or sign on

give a label to in order to categorise

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*[[French]]: [[jour]] {{m}}<tt> should become <tt>*{{ttbc|French}}: [[jour]] {{m}}

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