English Explanatory Dictionary

Titus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The seventeenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle to Titus.
  2. An early Christian, the addressee of the aforementioned epistle.
  3. Titus Caesar Vespasianus, a Roman Emperor who succeeded Vespasian and preceded Domitian.
  4. A male given name from Latin.
  5. A surname
  6. A short hairstyle, popular in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Pronunciation

/ˈtaɪtəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Titus.wav

Word forms

Titus

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Titus, a Roman and Sabine praenomen meaning either "honorable" or "strong; of the giants".

Synonyms

Tit. Tts

Related words

Titian

Derived words

Titus County Titusville
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