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    cit
    noun
    pure consciousness.
  • CIT
    CIT
    abbreviation
    counselor in training.
  • cit.
    cit.
    abbreviation
    citation.

cit

1 American  
[chit] / tʃɪt /
Or chit

noun

Hinduism.
  1. pure consciousness.


CIT 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. counselor in training.

  2. crisis intervention team.


cit. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. citation.

  2. cited.

  3. citizen.

  4. citrate.


cit. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. citation

  2. cited

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

CIT 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Central Institute of Technology

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cit

From Sanskrit

Example Sentences

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My next cit read, “Reason has taken a back seat to sentiment.”

From Slate Mar. 14, 2017

The decision of the court to proceed with the investigation was announced to reporters outside the court in the southwest cit of Bordeaux by Nicolas Huc-Morel, the Bettencourt family lawyer.

From Reuters Sep. 24, 2013

He adds that Asia suppliers cit multiple factors for a decrease in the rate of cost concessions Apple typically receives.

From Forbes Dec. 10, 2012

Throughout Europe and Africa, cit ies were renaming buildings, bridges, streets in honor of the dead President.

From Time Magazine Archive

To what a bad state of things a less liberal course leads, see in Masius, loc. cit.,

From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Wilhelm Roscher

Right now Capital One, CIT Bank Online and VIO Bank offer accounts that have annual percentage yields of up to 4.20%.

From MarketWatch Jan. 12, 2026

A CIT, though, can invest in funds that don’t disclose every layer of fees in their own expense ratios, making it much harder for investors to figure out their true cost.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

“By virtue of his position, Mr. Scott would have overseen all CIT operations on the case and all CIT information would have filtered through him to CBP headquarters,” Wong wrote.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2025

And Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, before joining the Trump administration, was an offshore specialist and deputy chairman of CIT Bank.

From Salon Jan. 27, 2024

"I might not come back - but that's life for everyone in CIT," he says, not wishing to use his second name.

From BBC Jan. 18, 2024

But banned are such standard and numbing footnote fare as ed. cit., loc. cit., op. cit., idem and ibid.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Cim, cis, cit. . .’’He stops, returning to the present, embarrassed.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

On the custom of dedicating hair by youths reaching manhood, see Daremberg and Saglio, loc. cit., and Bull. de Corr.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by A. H. Smith

See Thiers on the subject, op. cit. pp. 140-2, 213-5.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power

On the weapons and features of the Schardaina, see Rougé, loc. cit. pp. 90,91.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Max Duncker

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