'tis

[ tiz ]

/ tɪz /

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a contraction of it is.

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usage note for 'tis

See contraction.

Words nearby 'tis

Tirthankara, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruchirappali, Tirunelveli, Tiryns, 'tis, Tisa, tisane, Tischendorf, Tiselius, Tishah b'Av

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How to use 'tis in a sentence

And when the Cactus had fruit the people gathered it, and made tis-win, and took the seeds and spread them out in the sun.
Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights|J. William Lloyd
The violin-makers of Cremona came, as we have said, from Brescia, beginning with the Ama-tis.
Great Violinists And Pianists|George T. Ferris
What was he who stood up before Tis-sa-ack and said, "Thou art dead rock!"
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864|Various
As we thought on these things, we bared our heads to the barer forehead of Tis-sa-ack.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864|Various

As Tis-sa-ack was a good, so is Po-ho-nó an evil spirit of the Indian mythology.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864|Various

British Dictionary definitions for 'tis

'tis

/ (tɪz) poetic, or dialect /

contraction of

it is

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