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titanic adjective [ tʌɪˈtanɪk ]

• of exceptional strength, size, or power.
• "a series of titanic explosions"
Similar: colossal, gigantic, monumental, massive, enormous, terrific, tremendous, fantastic, towering, immense, vast, cosmic, giant, mammoth, elephantine, gargantuan, prodigious, huge, very large, great, substantial, mighty, Herculean, Brobdingnagian, jumbo, bumper, monster, stupendous, humongous, whopping, whopping great, thumping, thumping great, astronomical, mega, whacking, whacking great, ginormous,
Origin: mid 17th century (in the sense ‘relating to the sun’): from Greek titanikos, from Titan (see Titan).

titanic adjective

• of titanium with a valency of four; of titanium(IV).
Origin: early 19th century: from titanium + -ic.


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