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titania

[ tahy-tey-nee-uh ]
/ taɪˈteɪ ni ə /
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noun

synthetic rutile, TiO2, used as a gem.

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Origin of titania

From New Latin, dating back to 1920–25; see origin at titanium, -a4

Words nearby titania

Tisza, tit, Titan, titanate, Titanesque, titania, titanic, titanic acid, titanic oxide, titaniferous, Titanism

Definition for titania (2 of 2)

Titania
[ ti-tey-nee-uh, tahy- ]
/ tɪˈteɪ ni ə, taɪ- /

noun

(in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream) the wife of Oberon and the queen of fairyland.
Astronomy. one of the moons of Uranus.
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British Dictionary definitions for titania (1 of 3)

titania
/ (taɪˈteɪnɪə) /

noun

another name for titanium dioxide

British Dictionary definitions for titania (2 of 3)

Titania1
/ (tɪˈtɑːnɪə) /

noun

(in medieval folklore) the queen of the fairies and wife of Oberon
(in classical antiquity) a poetic epithet used variously to characterize Circe, Diana, Latona, or Pyrrha

British Dictionary definitions for titania (3 of 3)

Titania2
/ (tɪˈtɑːnɪə) /

noun

the largest of the satellites of Uranus and the second furthest from the planet
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