Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tittle"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Tittle
a point, (Matt. 5:18; Luke 16:17), the minute point or stroke
added to some letters of the Hebrew alphabet to distinguish them
from others which they resemble; hence, the very least point.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tittle \Tit"tle\, n. [OE. titel, titil, apparently a dim. of
tit, in the sense of small; cf. G. t["u]ttel a tittle, dim.
of OHG. tutta teat. Perhaps, however, the same word as title,
n.]
A particle; a minute part; a jot; an iota.
It is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one
tittle of the law to fail. --Luke xvi.
17.
Every tittle of this prophecy is most exactly verified.
--South.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tittle
n : a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: {shred}, {scintilla},
{whit}, {iota}, {smidgen}, {smidgeon}, {smidgin}, {smidge}]
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