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Noun titan has 3 senses
- titan(n = noun.person) behemoth, colossus, giant, heavyweight - a person of exceptional importance and reputation; Array is a kind of important person, influential person, personage
- titan(n = noun.person) Array - (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); Array is a kind of greek deity
- titan(n = noun.object) Array - the largest of the satellites of Saturn; has a hazy nitrogen atmosphere; Array is a kind of satellite
Derived form adjective titanic1
has particulars: epimetheus
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titan, a.
Titanic. [1913 Webster]
"The Titan physical difficulties of his enterprise."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
titan, n.
1 (often titan) a person of very great strength, intellect, or importance.
2 (in Greek mythology) a member of a family of early gigantic gods, the offspring of Heaven and Earth.
1 (often titan) a person of very great strength, intellect, or importance.
2 (in Greek mythology) a member of a family of early gigantic gods, the offspring of Heaven and Earth.
Etymology
ME f. L f. Gk
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titan
Amen-Ra, Antaean, Antaeus, Apollo, Atlas, Briareus, Brobdingnagian, Charles Atlas, Cyclops, Goliath, Helios, Herculean, Hercules, Hyperion, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo, Polyphemus, Ra, Samson, Savitar, Shamash, Sol, Superman, Surya, Tarzan, bully, bullyboy, colossal, colossus, cyclopean, gargantuan, giant, gigantic, gorilla, mighty, monstrous, muscle man, powerhouse, stalwart, strong man, strong-arm man, the mighty, the strong, titanic, tough, tough guy, tower of strengthROGET THESAURUS
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Demon
N demon, daemon, demonry, demonology, evil genius, fiend, familiar, daeva, devil, bad spirit, unclean spirit, cacodemon, incubus, Eblis, shaitan, succubus, succuba, Frankenstein's monster, Titan, Shedim, Mephistopheles, Asmodeus, Moloch, Belial, Ahriman, fury, harpy, Friar Rush, vampire, ghoul, afreet, barghest, Loki, ogre, ogress, gnome, gin, jinn, imp, deev, lamia, bogie, bogeyman, bogle, nis, kobold, flibbertigibbet, fairy, brownie, pixy, elf, dwarf, urchin, Puck, Robin Goodfellow, leprechaun, Cluricaune, troll, dwerger, sprite, ouphe, bad fairy, nix, nixie, pigwidgeon, will-o'-the wisp, ghost, revenant, specter, apparition, spirit, shade, shadow, vision, hobglobin, goblin, orc, wraith, spook, boggart, banshee, loup-garou, lemures, evil eye, merman, mermaid, merfolk, siren, satyr, faun, manito, manitou, manitu, possession, demonic possession, diabolic possession, insanity, Maxwell's demon, demoniac, demonic, demonical, impish, demoniacal, fiendish, fiend-like, supernatural, weird, uncanny, unearthly, spectral, ghostly, ghost-like, elfin, elvin, elfish, elflike, haunted, pokerish, possessed, possessed by a devil, possessed by a demon, demonically.
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