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  noun

  a person of great strength or size

Titan

American  

[tahyt-n] / ˈtaɪt n /

noun

1. Classical Mythology.

   1. any of the sons of Uranus and Gaia, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.

   2. Also Titaness any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.

   3. any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaia.

2. the Titan, Helios.

3. Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.

4. (usually lowercase) a person or thing of enormous size, strength, power, influence, etc..

   a titan of industry.

5. Military. a two-stage, liquid-fueled U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile in service since the late 1950s and designed for launch from underground silos.

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adjective

1. (lowercase) titanic.

Titan ¹ British  

/ ˈtaɪtən /

noun

1. any of a family of primordial gods, the sons and daughters of Uranus (sky) and Gaea (earth)

2. any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea

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Titan ² British  

/ ˈtaɪtən /

noun

1. the largest satellite of the planet Saturn, having a thick atmosphere consisting mainly of nitrogen. Diameter: 5150 km

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titan ³ British  

/ ˈtaɪtən /

noun

1. a person of great strength or size

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Etymology

Origin of Titan

Late Middle English: “the sun, Helios,” from Latin Tītān, from Greek Tītā́n; Titan defs. 1 and Titan 2 were first recorded in 1400–50; Titan def. 3 was first recorded in 1865–70;

Explanation

A titan is an extremely important person. Albert Einstein was a titan in the world of science. The noun titan comes from Greek mythology, in which the Titans were a race of gods. Today, a titan is someone who is god-like, or powerful and influential in a certain field. Shakespeare was a titan of literature, Wayne Gretzky was a titan of hockey, and The Beatles were titans of music. If you are famous within the world of competitive eating, you might be referred to as a titan of hot dog-eating contests.

Example Sentences

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Turtle is less hopeful about finding fingerprints of life on Titan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

Coinbase said it “fully complies with applicable laws,” while Kalshi and Gemini Titan didn’t respond to requests for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

As Titan, Mr. Robinson often resorted to shouting; mezzo Zoie Reams was persuasive as Persephone’s sister Zipporah.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

He was named after the ruling Titan in Greek mythology who ate all his children.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

He’d traveled across the country to save her from the Titan.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

In Asia, Tokyo sank with tech investing titan SoftBank losing more than four percent, while Kioxia and Advantest were also well down.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

This settlement is more than double the previous record of 944bn won which tech titan Chey Tae-won was ordered to pay his ex-wife.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Paintings from the private collection of late music titan Clive Davis will be up for auction at Christie’s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Composer and saxophonist Julius Hemphill was a titan of jazz in the ’80s and ’90s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

I mean, you’d think the titan lotd would’ve learned his lesson eons ago when he was overthrown by the gods.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

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