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View synonyms for tittle

tittle

[ tit-l ]

noun

  1. a dot or other small mark in writing or printing, used as a diacritic, punctuation, etc.
  2. a very small part or quantity; a particle, jot, or whit:

    He said he didn't care a tittle.



tittle

/ ˈtɪtəl /

noun

  1. a small mark in printing or writing, esp a diacritic
  2. a jot; particle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tittle1

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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tittle1

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

Mustique is famous for the omertà that ensures that very little celebrity tittle-tattle ever makes it off the island.

The story is just “tittle-tattle” and it will all “blow over,” he told the BBC.

Mustique is also famous for the omertà that ensures that very little celebrity tittle-tattle ever makes it off the island.

The ideal is not a thing to be clutched at, or taken by force, but all of the conditions—every tittle—must be fulfilled.

It is therefore our duty, sir, to protect our principal, and we cannot consent to abate one jot or tittle of our rights.

You recollect that you promised to obtain something—a little tittle-tattle—concerning a lady.

I don't think my creed contains a jot or tittle beyond this.

Cermigniani and Melillo were listening to the brilliant tittle-tattle of Bencini, with his cackling speech and his dry laugh.

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