til
[ til, teel ]
/ tɪl, til /
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noun
the sesame plant.
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Also teel [teel] /til/ .
Origin of til
Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1830–40
Definition for til (2 of 3)
Origin of 'til
Aphetic variant of until
words often confused with 'til
See till1.
Definition for til (3 of 3)
TIL
or til
abbreviation
today I learned.
Origin of TIL
From its use in digital communications
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British Dictionary definitions for til
til
/ (tɪl, tiːl) /
noun
another name for sesame, esp a variety grown in India
Word Origin for til
C19: from Hindi, from Sanskrit tilá sesame
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