/ taɪˈtænɪk; NAmE / adjective
( formal ) very large, important, strong or difficult :
a titanic struggle between good and evil
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent. (in the sense relating to the sun ): from Greek titanikos , from Titan (see Titan ).
/ taɪˈtænɪk; NAmE / adjective
( formal ) very large, important, strong or difficult :
a titanic struggle between good and evil
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent. (in the sense relating to the sun ): from Greek titanikos , from Titan (see Titan ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005