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单词 tittle
释义 tit·tle
\ˈtid.əl, -itəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English titel, from Medieval Latin titulus title, label, diacritical mark, from Latin, title, label
1. : a point or small sign used as a diacritical, punctuation, or similar mark in writing or printing: as
 a. obsolete : cedilla
 b. : tilde
 c. : the dot over i or j
 d. : a vowel point or accent (as in Hebrew or Arabic)
2. : a very small or minute part : the smallest particle : an extremely small or the least possible amount
 < he meant not to lose one tittle of enjoyment — Winston Churchill >
— often used in the phrase jot or tittle
 < burn books that depart one jot or tittle from the legends of the fathers — H.A.Overstreet >
 < better … that a million perish than that one jot or tittle of that unique value should be lost — Ruth Benedict >
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