til
[til, teel]
- the sesame plant.
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Also teel.
Origin of til
Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1830–40
'til
[til]
- till; until.
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Origin of 'til
aphetic variant of until
Usage note
See till1.
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Examples from the Web for til
Contemporary Examples
Whether you eat it or drink it, don’t stop ‘til you get enough.
Guess we’ll all just have to wait ‘til June 2015 to find out.
‘Orange Is the New Black’: Inside the Wild S2 Finale and What’s Next for Season 3Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern
July 12, 2014
“I’ve been very good at staying up ‘til 5am myself in the past,” she says, laughing.
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June 1, 2014
He said, “Don’t let it all go now, just hold back ‘til we cover you.”
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June 1, 2014
All of us sincerely intend, when we take our wedding vows, to live up to the ideal of ‘til death do us part.’
Historical Examples
There's nothin' til beat a lot of young childher about the house.
Changing WindsSt. John G. Ervine
"Don't you fret, Til," said Aileen, who did not understand entirely.
The Four MillionO. Henry
It was in "Til Frihet" that he had been guilty of high treason.
I would like richt weel gin ye were comin' til the kirk wi' us.
MoragJanet Milne Rae
He speaks 265that plain like til folk here, tho' we canna see Him.
MoragJanet Milne Rae
til
- another name for sesame, esp a variety grown in India
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Word Origin
C19: from Hindi, from Sanskrit tilá sesame
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Word Origin and History for til
variant of till (prep.) or short for until.
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