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til

1 American  
[til, teel] / tɪl, til /
Also teel

noun

  1. the sesame plant.


'til 2 American  
[til] / tɪl /

preposition

  1. until; till.


TIL 3 American  
Or til

abbreviation

  1. today I learned.


til British  
/ tiːl, tɪl /

noun

  1. another name for sesame, esp a variety grown in India

"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

Commonly Confused

See till 1.

Etymology

Origin of til1

Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1830–40

Origin of 'til2

Aphetic variant of until

Origin of TIL3

From its use in digital communications

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