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tittle

/ˈtɪtəl/TIH-tuhl
/ˈtɪtəl/TIH-tuhl

Meaninga title

Common meaning: very small amount or detail

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchtitle‘a title’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsa title → small marktitel‘small mark’source
  3. Englishtittle‘very small amount or detail’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French title ‘a title’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), entry TITTLE, p. 560 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • title Old French “a title”

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