title card

[tahyt-l kahrd]

noun

1. intertitle.

2. a card with the title of a book or the name of another object in a library collection, traditionally organized in alphabetical order in the library’s card catalog.

   Each record should have a main title card.

Word History and Origins

Origin of title card¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Before the close, “SNL” memorialized Diane Keaton, whose death was announced Saturday, in a title card.

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Yes, bad things are happening in 1977 in the city of Recife: political disappearances, murder in the streets, a thorough sense of “mischief,” as one early title card calls it.

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Before the closing goodnights, a title card appeared for Val Kilmer, who hosted “SNL” in 2000 and who died this week.

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Trương doesn’t offer his film’s title card until halfway into its running time.

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At the end of Gaga and Beyoncé's "Thelma & Louise"-inspired escapade, a title card teases, To be continued…

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