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titular

[tich-uh-ler, tit-yuh-] / ˈtɪtʃ ə lər, ˈtɪt jə- /
ADJECTIVE
in name only
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ADJECTIVE
having a title
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The second track, “Heart Has to Work So Hard,” touches on the difficulty of making relationships work, but also mentions the biological compound adenosine, used by cardiologists to regulate the titular organ’s rhythm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Cole also played the aunt of Martin Clunes's titular character in the ITV medical drama Doc Martin.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Jack had taken it straight from the titular character of “The Lorax,” a Dr. Seuss classic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

At the Los Angeles Ballet Center, I witnessed the dancers not as the titular Nutcracker or Giselle, or any of the other roles they perform, but instead as themselves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 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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