"uptitling" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: up- + titling Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|titling}} up- + titling Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} uptitling (uncountable)
  1. The practice of giving a job an impressive title to make it appear more desirable. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-uptitling-en-noun-hd0l~nP7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 49 51 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 57 43
  2. The practice of giving a book a more impressive title than its content merits. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-uptitling-en-noun-Xl3zZq52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English hybridisms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 49 51 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 53 47

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