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titular — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • incumbent adj Currently holding an office or position.
  • starter noun Someone who starts, or who starts something.

Senses

titular is used for these senses in English:

  • incumbent The current holder of an office or title; (specifically, Christianity) the holder of an ecclesiastical benefice.
  • starter (team sports) A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game.
  • titrate (analytical chemistry) To ascertain the amount of a constituent in a solution (or other mixture) by measuring the volume of a known concentration (the "standard solution") needed to complete a reaction.
  • titular One who holds a title.

incumbent — full definition

  1. adj Currently holding an office or position.
  2. adj Required of someone because of their role or position.
  3. noun The person who currently holds an office or position.

starter — full definition

  1. noun Someone who starts, or who starts something.
  2. noun The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag.
  3. noun A starting pitcher.
  4. noun A person employed to take new players to the first tee at suitable intervals, and to provide them with caddies and equipment.

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