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'tis

  [tiz]
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a contraction of it is.
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See contraction.

ti

1  [tee] ,
–noun, plural tis. Music.
1. the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
2. (in the fixed system of solmization) the tone B.
Also, te.
Compare sol-fa (def. 1).

Origin:
1835–45; substituted for si to avoid confusion with the sharp of sol. See gamut

ti

2  [tee]
–noun, plural tis.
a widely cultivated tropical plant, Cordyline terminalis, of the agave family, having narrow, leathery, often variegated leaves and yellowish, white, or reddish flowers.
Origin:
1830–40; < Polynesian
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ti 1   (tē)   
n.   Music
The seventh tone in the diatonic scale in solfeggio.

[Alteration of si.]
ti 2   (tē)   
n.   pl. tis
An eastern Asian tropical shrub (Cordyline terminalis) having a terminal tuft of long narrow leaves and panicles of white, yellowish, or reddish flowers.

[Tahitian and Maori tī.]
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