name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
tilling
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CMU ARPABET: T IH1 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act of one who tills.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The farmer's field requires regular tillings.
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noun
Meaning 3
Acronym of targeting induced local lesions in genomes, a method that allows directed identification of mutations in a specific gene.
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Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Qualifier: molecular biology
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of till
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 5
cultivation of the land in order to raise crops
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cultivation
Narrower terms: plowing, ploughing
History
Etymology
From Middle English tyllynge, tiling, tilinge, telynge, from Old English tilung, teolung, equivalent to till + -ing.
From Middle English tillynge, tiliyng, tilyenge, tylynge, from Old English tiliende, tilġende, equivalent to till + -ing.