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tittle

[ tit-l ]
/ ˈtÉȘt l /
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noun
a dot or other small mark in writing or printing, used as a diacritic, punctuation, etc.
a very small part or quantity; a particle, jot, or whit: He said he didn't care a tittle.
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Origin of tittle

First recorded before 900; Middle English titel, Old English titul, from Medieval Latin titulus “inscription, label, ticket, mark over a letter or word.” See title

Words nearby tittle

titrimetric, tits and ass, tit-tat-toe, titter, tittivate, tittle, tittle-tattle, tittup, titty, titubation, titular
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Words related to tittle

atom, butt, chip, chunk, crumb, dab, dash, division, dollop, dose, dot, dram, driblet, drop, droplet, end, excerpt, flake, fraction, fragment

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British Dictionary definitions for tittle

tittle
/ (ˈtÉȘtəl) /
noun
a small mark in printing or writing, esp a diacritic
a jot; particle

Word Origin for tittle

C14: from Medieval Latin titulus label, from Latin: title
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