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tit⋅tle
[tit-l] 
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–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. |
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| tit·tle (tĭt'l) n.
[Middle English titil, from Medieval Latin titulus, diacritical mark, from Latin, title, superscription.] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Tittle
Tit"tle\, n. [OE. titel, titil, apparently a dim. of tit, in the sense of small; cf. G. t["u]ttel a tittle, dim. of OHG. tutta teat. Perhaps, however, the same word as title, n.] A particle; a minute part; a jot; an iota. It is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. --Luke xvi. 17. Every tittle of this prophecy is most exactly verified. --South.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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tittle
1382, "small stroke or point in writing," representing L. apex in L.L. sense of "accent mark over a vowel," borrowed (perhaps by infl. of Prov. titule "the dot over -i-") from L. titulus "inscription, heading."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Tittle
a point, (Matt. 5:18; Luke 16:17), the minute point or stroke added to some letters of the Hebrew alphabet to distinguish them from others which they resemble; hence, the very least point.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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