RIT

Etymology

Noun

rit (plural rits)

(Northern England, Scotland) A scratch, a score or a groove.

Verb

rit (third-person singular simple present rits, present participle ritting, simple past and past participle ritted)

(Northern England, Scotland) To scratch or score.

(Northern England, Scotland) To tear, rip, rend.

(Northern England, Scotland) To slit.

Adverb

rit (not comparable)

Abbreviation of ritardando.

Anagrams

• IRT, RTI, TIR, TRI, Tir, tri, tri-

Source: Wiktionary


Rit, obs.

Definition: 3d pers. ssing. pres. of Ride, contracted from rideth. Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

29 May 2025

CRITICAL

(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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