"titular" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɪtjʊlə/ [UK], /ˈtɪt͡ʃəlɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-titular.wav [UK]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French titulaire, from Latin titulāris, from titulus (“title”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|titulaire}} Middle French titulaire, {{der|en|la|titulāris}} Latin titulāris, {{m|la|titulus|t=title}} titulus (“title”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} titular (not comparable)
  1. Of, relating to, being, derived from, or having a title. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of a title): титулуван (tituluvan) (Bulgarian), titulair (Dutch), tituler (Indonesian), насловен (nasloven) [masculine] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-titular-en-adj-Iqdrsfo8 Disambiguation of 'of a title': 59 0 41
  2. Existing in name only; nominal. Tags: not-comparable Translations (nominal): номина́лен (nominálen) (Bulgarian), titulair (Dutch), nominaal (Dutch), nominell (German), Ehren- (German), Titular- (German), номина́лен (nominálen) [masculine] (Macedonian), tytularny [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-titular-en-adj-B5PBWuDR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 78 9 9 3 Disambiguation of 'nominal': 3 96 1
  3. Named or referred to in the title. Tags: not-comparable Translations (referred to in the title): titulní (Czech), Titel- (German), Namens- (German), насловен (nasloven) [masculine] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-titular-en-adj-lwa85TCT Disambiguation of 'referred to in the title': 6 32 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: titular bishop, titular church, titularly, titular see

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɪtjʊlə/ [UK], /ˈtɪt͡ʃəlɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-titular.wav [UK] Forms: titulars [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French titulaire, from Latin titulāris, from titulus (“title”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|titulaire}} Middle French titulaire, {{der|en|la|titulāris}} Latin titulāris, {{m|la|titulus|t=title}} titulus (“title”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} titular (plural titulars)
  1. One who holds a title. Translations (of a title): титуляр (tituljar) [masculine] (Bulgarian), titelvoerder [masculine] (Dutch), titeldrager [masculine] (Dutch), Titelträger [masculine] (German), tituler (Indonesian)
    Sense id: en-titular-en-noun-CVQmX8ED Disambiguation of 'of a title': 100 0
  2. The person from whom a church takes its special name; distinguished from a patron, who must be canonized or an angel.
    Sense id: en-titular-en-noun-Tn1rv4Ye
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: titular of the tithes Related terms: eponym, eponymous

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈtɪt͡ʃəlɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/84/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-titular.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-titular.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/84/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-titular.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-titular.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (UK)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "tituljar",
      "sense": "of a title",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "титуляр"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of a title",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "titelvoerder"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of a title",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "titeldrager"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of a title",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Titelträger"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "of a title",
      "word": "tituler"
    }
  ],
  "word": "titular"
}

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