titan
NounUS[tahy-tuhn]/ˈtaɪtən/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)titans
- (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth)Type of Greek deityKinds EpimetheusExamples Prometheus, Cocus, Iapetus, Oceanus, Hyperion, Crius, Cronus, Atlas
- the largest of the satellites of Saturn; has a hazy nitrogen atmosphereInstance of satellite
- a person of exceptional importance and reputationSynonyms: colossusbehemothgiantheavyweightType of important person, influential person
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ti′tan (tī′tan), adjective
Titanic.
The Titan physical difficulties of his enterprise.— Isaac Taylor
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54