“T” or “Tea” or “Tee” or “Ti”

Overview

t / tea / tee / ti are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

t: (noun) the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet.

tea: (noun) a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water. (noun) a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes. (noun) a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves. (noun) a reception or party at which tea is served. (noun) dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea.

tee: (noun) the starting place for each hole on a golf course. (noun) support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff. (noun) a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground. (verb) place on a tee. (verb) connect with a tee.

ti: (noun) shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii. (noun) the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization.

Pronunciation

t: t·IY

tea: t·IY

tee: t·IY

ti: t·IY

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