What does "ti" mean?
A syllable used in solfège to represent the seventh note of a major scale.
Ti
/tiː/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A syllable used in solfège to represent the seventh note of a major scale.
- Grammar: ti is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: atomic number 22, cordyline terminalis, leading note, leading tone.
- Useful contrasts: I, that, those.
- Usage evidence: I have a Vietnamese friend. Her name is Tiên.
How to use "ti"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A syllable used in solfège to represent the seventh note of a major scale.
- 2 A good luck plant (Cordyline fruticosa), an evergreen shrub.
- 3 Initialism of time interval. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 4 the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization wordnet
- 5 Initialism of targeted individual (“a victim of gangstalking”). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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- 6 shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii wordnet
- 7 Initialism of tonic immobility. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 8 a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite wordnet
- 9 Initialism of translation and interpreting. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 10 Initialism of therapeutic index. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of Thursday Island. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 Initialism of Texas Instruments. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 3 Initialism of Treasure Island (Hotel and Casino). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 4 Initialism of Transparency International. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"I have a Vietnamese friend. Her name is Tiên."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "ti"?
Common synonyms include: atomic number 22, cordyline terminalis, leading note, leading tone, si, silver.
How do you use "ti" in a sentence?
I have a Vietnamese friend. Her name is Tiên.
How do you pronounce "ti"?
Pronounced /tiː/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Coined by English music educator Sarah Anna Glover in 1812 as an alteration of si for her solmization, made so that every note of solfège would begin with a different letter, from Middle English si (“seventh degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian si in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the initials of Latin Sāncte Iohannēs (“Saint John (the Baptist)”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Paulus Deacon.
Etymology 2
From a Polynesian language, related to Hawaiian kī.
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