: the seventh tone of the major scale in solfège

called also si

ti

2 of 3

noun (2)

: any of several Asian and Pacific trees or shrubs (genus Cordyline) of the asparagus family with leaves in terminal tufts

Ti

3 of 3

symbol

titanium

Examples of ti in a Sentence

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Noun
Dancers wear lei and ti leaf skirts, made from real plants and are kept refrigerated when not onstage to last up to three weeks. Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026 Apple explains that ti lifts and brightens skin tones and adds an extra touch of vibrancy throughout the image. David Phelan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 The musical cycle contains seven notes, popularly sung to do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti. Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 5 Apr. 2021 Regretfully, some plants damaged the most were the colorful dwarf schefflera, crotons, ti plants and similar. Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ti

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

alteration of si

Noun (2)

Tahitian, Marquesan, Samoan, & Maori

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1839, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1832, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ti was in 1832

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“Ti.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ti. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

Kids Definition

ti

noun
ˈtē
: the seventh note of the musical scale

Medical Definition

Ti

symbol
titanium

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