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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

Maher, Psychology, ch. xvii., pp. 368-70.—Mercier, op. cit.,

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter

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

He wants more help from government, saying CIT services are essential - they pay social grants every month, and move cash for banks and retailers.

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

Complete systems of axioms have been stated by M. Pasch, loc. cit.;

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

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

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

A number of cases have fallen under my own observation of the catarrhal affections of old people, in which a syrup prepared from the root in substance has alleviated and removed the complaint.—Op. cit., p.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock

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