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Webster 1913 Edition

T

T

(tē)
,
the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter h it forms the digraph th, which has two distinct sounds, as in thin, then. See Guide to Pronunciation, §§262-264, and also §§153, 156, 169, 172, 176, 178-180.
The letter derives its name and form from the Latin, the form of the Latin letter being further derived through the Greek from the Phœnician. The ultimate origin is probably Egyptian. It is etymologically most nearly related to d, s, th; as in tug, duke; two, dual, L. duo; resin, L. resina, Gr.
ῥητίνη
, tent, tense, a., tenuous, thin; nostril, thrill. See
D
,
S
.
T bandage
(Surg.)
,
a bandage shaped like the letter
T
, and used principally for application to the groin, or perineum.
–
T cart
,
a kind of fashionable two seated wagon for pleasure driving.
–
T iron
.
(a)
A rod with a short crosspiece at the end, – used as a hook.
(b)
Iron in bars, having a cross section formed like the letter
T
, – used in structures.
–
T rail
,
a kind of rail for railroad tracks, having no flange at the bottom so that a section resembles the letter
T
.
–
T square
,
a ruler having a crosspiece or head at one end, for the purpose of making parallel lines; – so called from its shape. It is laid on a drawing board and guided by the crosspiece, which is pressed against the straight edge of the board. Sometimes the head is arranged to be set at different angles.
–
To a T
,
exactly, perfectly;
as, to suit
to a T
.
[Colloq.]

Webster 1828 Edition

T

T

is the twentieth letter of the English Alphabet, and a close consonant. It represents a close joining of the end of the tongue to the root of the upper teeth, as may be perceived by the syllables at, et, ot, ut, in attempting to pronounce which, the voice is completely intercepted. It is therefore numbered among the mutes, or close articulations, and it differs from d chiefly in its closeness; for in pronouncing ad, ed, we perceive the voice is not so suddenly and entirely intercepted, as in pronouncing at and et. T by itself has one sound only, as in take, turn, bat, bolt, smite, bitter. So we are accustomed to speak; but in reality, t can be hardly said to have any sound at all. Its use, like that of all mute articulations, is to modify the manner of uttering the vocal sound which precedes or follows it.
When t is followed by h, as in think and that, the combination really forms a distinct sound for which we have no single character. This combination has two sounds in English; aspirated, as in think, and vocal, as in that.

T

he letters ti, before a vowel, and unaccented, usually pass into the sound of sh, as in nation, motion, partial substantiate; which are pronounced nashon, moshon, parshal, substanshate. In the case, t loses entirely its proper sound or use, and being blended with the subsequent letter, a new sound results from the combination, which is in fact a simple sound. In a few words, the combination ti has the sound of the English ch, as in Christian, mixtion, question.

T

, as an abbreviation, stands for theologia; as, S.T.D. sanctoe theologioe doctor, doctor of divinity. In ancient monuments and writings, T is an abbreviature, which stands for Titus, Titius or Tullius. As a numeral, T, among the Latins, stood for 160, and with a dash over the top, T, for 160,000.
In music, T is the initial of tenor, vocal and instrumental; of tacet, for silence, as adagio tacet, when a person is to rest during the whole movement. In concertos and symphonies, it is the initial of tutti, the whole band, after a solo. It sometimes stands for tr. or trillo, a shake.

Definition 2024

Ț

Ț

Ț U+021A, Ț
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T WITH COMMA BELOW
Composition: T [U+0054] + ̦ [U+0326]
← ș
[U+0219] 		Latin Extended-B ț →
[U+021B]

Livonian

Letter

Ț ‎(upper case ț)

  1. The thirty-fourth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡se/

Letter

Ț ț

  1. The 25th letter of the Romanian alphabet, preceded by T and followed by U, and representing /t͡s/. Because earlier computer codes did not include it, until Unicode 3 and Windows XP became mainstream (mid-2000s), it was typed as Ţ / ţ (t with cedilla).

ț

ț

ț U+021B, ț
LATIN SMALL LETTER T WITH COMMA BELOW
Composition: t [U+0074] + ̦ [U+0326]
← Ț
[U+021A] 		Latin Extended-B Ȝ →
[U+021C]
See also: Appendix:Variations of "t"

Translingual

Letter

ț lower case (upper case Ț)

  1. The letter t with a comma.

See also

Livonian

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /c/

Letter

ț ‎(upper case Ț)

  1. The thirty-fourth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Romanian

Letter

ț ‎(lower case Ț)

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called țe or țî and written in the Latin script. Often replaced by Ţ / ţ (t with cedilla), especially in computing.

See also

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /c/

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