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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tittle \Tit"tle\, n. [OE. titel, titil, apparently a dim. of tit, in the sense of small cf G. t["u]ttel a tittle, dim. of OHG. tutta teat. Perhaps, however, the same word as title, n.] A particle; a minute part a jot; an iota. It is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail --Luke xvi. 17. Every tittle of this prophecy is most exactly verified. --South. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tittle n : a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: {shred}, {scintilla}, {whit}, {iota}, {smidgen}, {smidgeon}, {smidgin}, {smidge}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Tittle a point, (Matt. 5:18; Luke 16:17), the minute point or stroke added to some letters of the Hebrew alphabet to distinguish them from others which they resemble; hence the very least point.
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