ti1
[tee]
- the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- (in the fixed system of solmization) the tone B.
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Also te.
Compare sol-fa(def 1).
Origin of ti1
ti2
[tee]
- a widely cultivated tropical plant, Cordyline terminalis, of the agave family, having narrow, leathery, often variegated leaves and yellowish, white, or reddish flowers.
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Origin of ti2
Borrowed into English from Polynesian around 1830–40
'tis
[tiz]
- a contraction of it is.
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Usage note
See contraction.
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ti1
- music a variant spelling of te
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ti2
- a woody palmlike agave plant, Cordyline terminalis, of the East Indies, having white, mauve, or reddish flowers. The sword-shaped leaves are used for garments, fodder, thatch, etc, and the root for food and liquor
- a similar and related plant, Cordyline australis, of New Zealand
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Word Origin
of Polynesian origin
Ti
- titanium
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'tis
- it is
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Word Origin and History for tis
'tis
abbreviation of it is, first recorded mid-15c.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Ti
- The symbol for the elementtitanium
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Ti
- The symbol for titanium.
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