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DIT
dot, dit
(noun) the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
DIT (plural DITs)
Initialism of diet-induced thermogenesis.
Anagrams
• DTI, IDT, TDI, TID, it'd, tid
Etymology 1
Verb
dit (third-person singular simple present dits, present participle ditting, simple past and past participle ditted)
(UK dialectal, Northern England) To stop up; block (an opening); close (compare Scots dit).
(obsolete) To close up.
Etymology 2
Noun
dit (plural dits)
(archaic, rare) A ditty, a little melody.
(obsolete) A word; a decree.
Etymology 3
Imitative.
Noun
dit (plural dits)
The spoken representation of a dot in radio and telegraph Morse code.
Etymology 4
Shortening.
Noun
dit (plural dits)
(information theory) decimal digit
Etymology 5
Adjective
dit (not comparable)
(Canada, obsolete) Indicator of a declared surname originating from Canadian French.
Anagrams
• DTI, IDT, TDI, TID, it'd, tid
Source: Wiktionary
Dit, n. Etym: [Ditty.]
1. A word; a decree. [Obs.]
2. A ditty; a song. [Obs.]
Dit, v. t. Etym: [AS. dyttan, akin to Icel. ditta.]
Definition: To close up. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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