Tittle
['tɪt(ə)l]
Definition
(n.) A particle; a minute part; a jot; an iota.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Jot, iota, whit, bit, particle, atom, grain, scrap, mite, ace, corpuscle, scintilla.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Jot, particle, iota, whit, scintilla, spark, grain, atom,[See TEDIOUS]
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Definition
n. a small particle: an iota.—n. Titt′lebat the stickleback.
v.t. (Scot.) to chatter.—n. Titt′le-tatt′le idle empty talk.—v.i. to prate idly.—ns. Titt′le-tatt′ler a trifling tattler; Titt′le-tatt′ling the act of talking idly.
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Examples
- Just the same thing to a tittle. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Tittle-tattle: how prettily it begins! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The attentions of a certain person can hardly be among the tittle-tattle of Highbury yet. Jane Austen. Emma.
- He listened to tittle-tattle about Philotas, the son of Parmenio, one of his most trusted and faithful generals. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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