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Titan

[ tahyt-n ]

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noun

Classical Mythology.
1. any of the sons of Uranus and Gaia, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
2. Also Ti·tan·ess [] any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
3. any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaia.
the Titan, Helios.
Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
(usually lowercase) a person or thing of enormous size, strength, power, influence, etc.:
a titan of industry.
Military. a two-stage, liquid-fueled U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile in service since the late 1950s and designed for launch from underground silos.

adjective

(lowercase) titanic ²( def 2 ).

titan

/ ˈtaɪtən /

noun

a person of great strength or size

Titan

/ ˈtaɪtən /

noun

any of a family of primordial gods, the sons and daughters of Uranus (sky) and Gaea (earth)
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea

Titan

/ ˈtaɪtən /

noun

the largest satellite of the planet Saturn, having a thick atmosphere consisting mainly of nitrogen. Diameter: 5150 km

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Titan¹

Late Middle English: “the sun, Helios,” from Latin Tītān, from Greek Tītā́n; Titan defs 1 and Titan none 2 were first recorded in 1400–50; Titan def 3 was first recorded in 1865–70;

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Origin of Titan¹

C17: from Titan ¹

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