Titan

Ti·tan  (ttn)

n.

1. Greek Mythology One of a family of giants, the children of Uranus and Gaea, who sought to rule heaven and were overthrown and supplanted by the family of Zeus.

2. titan One of prodigious size, strength, or achievement: "the twin titans of the beverage industry" (David Barboza).

3. A satellite of Saturn.

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[Middle English, Helios, from Latin Ttn, from Greek.]

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titan

Noun

a person of great strength, importance, or size: one of the titans of the computer industry [after the Titans, a family of gods in Greek mythology]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	titan - a person of exceptional importance and reputation behemoth, colossus, giant, heavyweight important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
	2.	Titan - (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth) Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks Epimetheus - (Greek mythology) brother of Prometheus; despite Prometheus's warning against gifts from Zeus he accepted Pandora as his wife
	3.	Titan - the largest of the satellites of Saturn; has a hazy nitrogen atmosphere

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titan

noun giant, superman, colossus, leviathan