Common contraction (3 letters)

{ Answer }

TIS

{ Related Clues }

"___ the season . . . "
"___ the season ..."
"___ the season!"
"___ the season..."
Bard's contraction
Carol contraction
"My country, ___ . . . "
"My country, ___ of . . . "
Opposite of 'tain't
Poetic contraction
Scale notes
"'Tain't" retort
"___ Autumn," 1941 song
"Deck the Halls" contraction
"My country, ___ of thee"
"My country, ___ of thee..."
"___ the season to be jolly"
Third word in "America"
Third word of "America"
"___ Autumn" (Woody Herman hit)
"___ better to have loved and lost ..."
"___ folly to be wise": Gray

{ Tags }

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{ Notes }

The answer TIS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.

{ Definition }

TI as a noun:

1. (titanium, Ti, atomic number 22) = a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

2. (ti, Cordyline terminalis) = 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

3. (ti, te, si) = the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization