titan
UK /ˈtaɪtən/ US /ˈtaɪtən/
noun 2name 2
Definitions
noun
1
Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
The battle of the titans at the bridal door explodes into the marketplace; and wall and doorpost shatter as they fight with the fury of bulls.
In that context Scotland's fate is a modest element, a symptom of wider fragmentation of the current global order, a footnote to the fall of empire and the Berlin Wall, important to us and punchdrunk neighbours like France and Italy, a mere curiosity to emerging titans like Brazil.
noun
1
Any of the race of giant gods in Greek mythology that preceded and was overthrown by the Olympian gods.
name
1
Another name for Helios, a personification of the Sun.
2
A moon in Saturn, Solar System. The largest moon of the planet Saturn.
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