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Titanic

//taɪˈtænɪk// adj, name, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of Titanic.; Of or relating to the Titans, a race of gods in Greek mythology. not-comparable, usually
  2. 2
    Of or relating to titanium, especially tetravalent titanium. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Of or relating to the Titans, a race of giant gods in Greek mythology. not-comparable, usually
  4. 4
    Alternative letter-case form of Titanic.; Having great size, or great force, power, or strength. broadly, comparable, not-comparable, usually
  5. 5
    Of a mineral, especially iron ore: containing titanium, or from which titanium may be extracted. not-comparable
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  1. 6
    Having great size, or great force, power, or strength. broadly, comparable, not-comparable, usually

    "Rome—Rome imperial, bows her to the storm, / In the same dust and blackness, and we pass / The skeleton of her Titanic form, / Wrecks of another world, whose ashes still are warm."

  2. 7
    Alternative letter-case form of Titanic.; Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants. broadly, not-comparable, usually
  3. 8
    Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants. broadly, not-comparable, usually
Adjective
  1. 1
    of great force or power wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The RMS Titanic, an ocean liner, thought by the public to be unsinkable, that sank on its maiden voyage on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg.

    "The Titanic story inspired a movie considered as one of the best of all time."

Noun
  1. 1
    A venture that fails spectacularly, especially one perceived as overconfident.

    "Surely , one doesn't want another Titanic, with everyone sailing along in the serene belief that all will be well"

Etymology

Etymology 1

See Titanic.

Etymology 2

From titan(ium) + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives from nouns), in the case of sense 1 (“of or relating to titanium”) modelled after French titanique.

Etymology 3

From Late Latin Titanicus, or its etymon Ancient Greek Τιτανικός (Titanikós, “of or relating to the Titans”), from Τιτᾶνες (Titânes, “Titans”) + -ικός (-ikós, “suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives”). Τιτᾶνες (Titânes) is the nominative or vocative plural of Τῑτᾱ́ν (Tītā́n, “a Titan”), and then possibly: * from τῐ́σῐς (tĭ́sĭs, “payment; atonement, penalty, punishment, retribution, reward; vengeance”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (“to pay; to avenge”); or * from τιταίνω (titaínō, “to extend, stretch”), from τείνω (teínō, “to extend, stretch; to spread; to exert, push to the limit, strain”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to extend, stretch”); or * from τίτο (títo, “sun; day”), originally borrowed from Anatolian. The English word is analyzable as Titan + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives from nouns).

Etymology 4

The proper noun is derived from Titanic (etymology 1, adjective senses 1 and 2.1), as the ship was the largest and thought to be the strongest in the world at the time it was constructed. The common noun is derived from the name of the ship.

Etymology 5

The proper noun is derived from Titanic (etymology 1, adjective senses 1 and 2.1), as the ship was the largest and thought to be the strongest in the world at the time it was constructed. The common noun is derived from the name of the ship.

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