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Definition of "'tis" []

  • Contraction of it is.

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "'tis" in a sentence
  • "HAMLET: "To be, or not to be: that is the question:Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,And by opposing end them?""
  • "Fail In case you hadn't noticed, 'tis the season for election ads, many of which skate gingerly around the truth."