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Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 'Tis

    tiz, a contraction of it is.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of 'tis in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of 'tis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of 'tis in a Sentence

  1. Lucius Annaeus Seneca:

    Tis the upright mind that holds true sovereignty.

  2. Bhavabhuti:

    The mind alike, Vigorous or weak, is capable of culture, But still bears fruit according to its nature. ?Tis not the teacher?s skill that rears the scholar: The sparkling gem gives back the glorious radiance It drinks from other light, but the dull earth Absorbs the blaze, and yields no gleam again.

  3. Mahabharata:

    ?Tis not for gain, for fame, from fear That righteous men injustice shun, And virtuous men hold virtue dear: An inward voice they seem to hear, Which tells them duty must be done.

  4. Joan Borysenko:

    'Tisn't life that matters 'Tis the courage you bring to it.

  5. Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson:

    I hold it true, whatever befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.


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