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.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English titel, Old English titul < Medieval Latin titulus mark over letter or word. See title
before 900; Middle English titel, Old English titul < Medieval Latin titulus mark over letter or word. See title
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| —n | |
| 1. | a small mark in printing or writing, esp a diacritic |
| 2. | a jot; particle |
| [C14: from Medieval Latin titulus label, from Latin: | |
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Tittle
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Word Origin & History
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."
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Bible Dictionary
Tittle definition
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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