titanic

Definitions


[tʌɪˈtanɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- of exceptional strength, size, or power
(e.g: a series of titanic explosions)


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Origin:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘relating to the sun’): from Greek titanikos, from Titan (see Titan)


[tʌɪˈtanɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- of titanium with a valency of four; of titanium(IV)


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Origin:
early 19th century: from titanium + -ic


[tʌɪˈtanɪk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a British passenger liner, the largest ship in the world when she was built and supposedly unsinkable, that struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic on her maiden voyage in April 1912 and sank with the loss of 1,490 lives


Phrases:
- rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic

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definition by Oxford Dictionaries