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titanic

1

[ tahy-tan-ik, ti- ]

adjective

Chemistry.
  1. of or containing titanium, especially in the tetravalent state.


titanic

2

[ tahy-tan-ik ]

adjective

  1. (initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Titans.
  2. Also titan. of enormous size, strength, power, etc.; gigantic.

Titanic

3

[ tahy-tan-ik ]

noun

  1. RMS Titanic, a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April 1912, with a loss of more than 1,500 lives.

Titanic

1

/ ٲɪˈæɪ /

noun

  1. the Titanic
    a luxury British liner that struck an iceberg near Newfoundland on its maiden voyage on the night of April 14–15, 1912, with the loss of 1513 lives
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titanic

2

/ ٲɪˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. of or containing titanium, esp in the tetravalent state
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titanic

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/ ٲɪˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. possessing or requiring colossal strength

    a titanic battle

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Titanic

  1. A British luxury ocean liner, thought to be unsinkable, which nevertheless sank on its first voyage in 1912 after running into an iceberg in the north Atlantic Ocean . More than fifteen hundred people drowned.
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Derived Forms

  • پˈٲԾ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • پ·ٲi·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of titanic1

First recorded in 1820–30; titan(ium) + -ic

Origin of titanic2

From the Greek word īԾó, dating back to 1650–60. See Titan, -ic
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The man he sent to the Kremlin to handle a titanic geopolitical challenge does not even have a diplomatic background.

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