"title character" meaning in All languages combined

See title character on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: title characters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} title character (plural title characters)
  1. A fictional character whose name or a short description is present in the title of the work where the character appears. Wikipedia link: Title role#Title character Categories (topical): Fictional characters, Narratology, Stock characters Related terms: title role
    Sense id: en-title_character-en-noun-6yf5l94Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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