English Explanatory Dictionary

dit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stop up; block (an opening); close (compare Scots dit).
  2. To close up.
noun
  1. A ditty, a little melody.
  2. A word; a decree.
noun
  1. The spoken representation of a dot in radio and telegraph Morse code.
noun
  1. decimal digit
adj
  1. Indicator of a declared surname originating from Canadian French.
noun
  1. Initialism of diet-induced thermogenesis.
  2. Initialism of digital intermediate technician.
  3. Initialism of digital imaging technician.

Pronunciation

dĭt /dɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dit.wav

Word forms

dit dits ditting ditted

Etymology

From Middle English ditten, dütten, from Old English dyttan (“to stop up, close”), from Proto-West Germanic *duttijan, from Proto-Germanic *duttijaną, from *duttaz (“wisp”), akin to Icelandic dytta. Related to Old English dott (“dot, point”). More at dot.

Related words

dottle dah on dit dit da jow

Derived words

qudit
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