Tittle
[TIT-əl]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Middle English, 12th century
1.
A tiny amount or part of something.
2.
A small written or printed stroke or dot, indicating omitted letters in a word.
Examples of Tittle in a sentence
"The cake looked delicious, but I could only eat a tittle of a slice."
"Even a tittle of bicycle grease can permanently stain a garment."
About Tittle
Tittle is based on the Middle English "titel," from the Latin "titulus," meaning "a small mark."
Did you Know?
Originally, "tittle" referred to any tiny typographical mark over a letter — for example, accents or the dots of the lower-case letters "i" and "j." These marks are tiny, and that tininess is reflected in the modern usage of "tittle" as a minuscule measure. In some cases, tittles were used to indicate the omission of letters, predating the modern use of apostrophes for that purpose.
