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titular

[tich-uh-ler, tit-yuh-] / ˈtɪtʃ ə lər, ˈtɪt yə- /
ADJECTIVE
in name only
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ADJECTIVE
having a title
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"Women's salt-adding behavior, however, was associated with a wider range of social and dietary characteristics than men's," added co-author Dr. Débora Santos, a titular professor at Rio de Janeiro State University.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

The titular character, Cecil Dreeme, a gentle painter who lives upstairs from Robert, guards a dark secret.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Wishbone, the titular dog of the series, was played by a Jack Russell terrier named Soccer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Despite cinema’s extensive library of cheerful animal heroes, led by “Babe” and Wilbur of “Charlotte’s Web,” the titular premise of “The Sheep Detectives” apparently strikes many people as bizarre.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Oceania has no capital, and its titular head is a person whose whereabouts nobody knows.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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