Titania (redirected from Titania (mythology))

Ti·ta·ni·a  (t-tn-, -tny, t-)

n.

1. The queen of the fairies and wife of Oberon in medieval folklore.

2. A satellite of Uranus.

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[From Latin Ttnia, the goddess Diana, sister to the sun, from feminine of Ttnius, of the Titans, from Ttn, Titan; see Titan.]

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titania [taɪˈteɪnɪə]

n

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) another name for titanium dioxide

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Titania¹

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1. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) (in medieval folklore) the queen of the fairies and wife of Oberon

2. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) (in classical antiquity) a poetic epithet used variously to characterize Circe, Diana, Latona, or Pyrrha

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Titania²

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(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) the largest of the satellites of Uranus and the second furthest from the planet

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	titania - a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability titanic oxide, titanium dioxide, titanium oxide oxide - any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
	2.	Titania - (Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies in medieval folklore folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers Dark Ages, Middle Ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance