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'tis
[tiz]
/tɪz/
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1.
a contraction of
it is.
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British Dictionary definitions for
'tis
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'tis
/
tɪz
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contraction
1.
it is
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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'tis
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abbreviation of
it is
, first recorded mid-15c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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