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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (5)

1. of or relating to a legal title to something;
- Example: "titulary rights"
[syn: titular, titulary]

2. of or bearing a title signifying status or function;
- Example: "of titular rank"

3. of or pertaining to the title of a work of art;
- Example: "performed well in the titular (or title) role"
- Example: "the titular theme of the book"

4. of or associated with or bearing a title signifying nobility;
- Example: "titular dignitaries"

5. existing in name only;
- Example: "the nominal (or titular) head of his party"
[syn: nominal, titular]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Titular \Tit"u*lar\, a. [F. titulaire, fr. L. titulus. See
   Title.]
   Existing in title or name only; nominal; having the title to
   an office or dignity without discharging its appropriate
   duties; as, a titular prince.
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         If these magnificent titles yet remain
         Not merely titular.                      --Milton.
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   Titular bishop. See under Bishop.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Titular \Tit"u*lar\, n.
   A titulary. [R.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

titular
    adj 1: of or relating to a legal title to something; "titulary
           rights" [syn: titular, titulary]
    2: of or bearing a title signifying status or function; "of
       titular rank"
    3: of or pertaining to the title of a work of art; "performed
       well in the titular (or title) role"; "the titular theme of
       the book"
    4: of or associated with or bearing a title signifying nobility;
       "titular dignitaries"
    5: existing in name only; "the nominal (or titular) head of his
       party" [syn: nominal, titular]


Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

21 Moby Thesaurus words for "titular":
   byname, cognominal, diminutive, epithetic, formal, honorific,
   hypocoristic, in name only, nominal, nominative, putative, quasi,
   self-called, self-christened, self-styled, so-called, soi-disant,
   theoretical, titulary, token, would-be