titan

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[ˈtʌɪtn], (Noun)

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- a person or thing of very great strength, intellect, or importance
(e.g: a titan of American industry)


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early 17th century: from Titan


[ˈtʌɪtn], (Noun)

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- any of the older gods who preceded the Olympians and were the children of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaia (Earth). Led by Cronus, they overthrew Uranus; Cronus' son, Zeus, then rebelled against his father and eventually defeated the Titans

- the largest satellite of Saturn (diameter 5,150 km), the fifteenth closest to the planet, discovered by C. Huygens in 1655. It is unique in having a hazy atmosphere of nitrogen, methane, and oily hydrocarbons


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