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til

[til, teel]
–noun
the sesame plant.
Also, teel.


Origin:
1830–40; < Hindi

'til

[til]
–preposition, conjunction
till; until.

Origin:
aph. var. of until


See till 1 .
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ses·a·me   (sěs'ə-mē)   


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n.   In both senses also called benne, til1.
  1. A tropical Asian plant (Sesamum indicum) bearing small flat seeds used as food and as a source of oil.

  2. The seed of this plant.


[Middle English sisamie, from Latin sēsamum, from Greek sēsamē, sēsamon, probably ultimately from Akkadian šamaššammū : šamnu, oil; see šmn in Semitic roots + šammu, plant; see šmm in Semitic roots.]
til 1   (tĭl)   
n.  See sesame.

[Hindi, from Sanskrit tilaḥ.]
til 2   (tĭl)   
prep.  Until.
conj.  Until. See Usage Note at till2.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: TIL
Pronunciation: "tE-(")I-'el
Function: noun
: TUMOR-INFILTRATING LYMPHOCYTE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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