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. named
  2. entitled
  3. titled
  4. called
  5. termed
  6. dubbed
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  • The festival has kept inviting Kore-eda back since his debut, and the opening ceremony even featured a piece of music named after him.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This time last year, India‘s Abundantia Entertainment launched an AI production division named Abundantia AiOn.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of named
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  • The department argued that Title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 entitled it to the unredacted records.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • If the housekeeper rejects the reduced award, the judge said, Brown will be entitled to a new trial limited to damages.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of entitled
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  • And Jeremy Allen White is Jeff Horwitz, the Wall Street Journal tech reporter with whom Haugen collaborates on an explosive series of articles informally titled The Facebook Files, exposing the toxic culture behind the company’s stratospheric reach.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Rolling Stones’ Aftermath gets a clear-vinyl edition with additional package extras, while George Harrison’s 33 1/3 and self-titled album arrive as new zoetrope editions.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of titled
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  • But Cunningham called the contact intentional and accused Carrington of seeking attention.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The first, called the College of Combat Support, will see people trained in operating and supporting battlefield systems, communications, engineering, electronic warfare, reconnaissance, etc.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of called
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  • The race for California state treasure is wide open since the current officeholder, Fiona Ma, is termed out and running for lieutenant governor.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • There, it is made plain that the Atlas marked a momentous shift in the epistemology of the search, one that might already be termed algorithmic.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of termed
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  • The second phase, dubbed Dearborn Park II, is south of Roosevelt Road and was completed in stages starting in 1989.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Receiving the money was contingent upon the residents of the rural Pennsylvania region at the foot of the Poconos allowing the developer to build a 15-building campus, dubbed Project Hazelnut.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of dubbed
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“Yclept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yclept. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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