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[titanium.n.01] as in: a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

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[ti.n.02] as in: shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii

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[ti.n.03] as in: the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization