cit

or chit

[ chit ]

/ tʃɪt /

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noun Hinduism.

pure consciousness.

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Origin of cit

From Sanskrit

Other definitions for cit (2 of 3)

CIT

abbreviation

counselor in training.

crisis intervention team.

Other definitions for cit (3 of 3)

cit.

abbreviation

citation.

cited.

citizen.

citrate.

How to use cit in a sentence

To people in business, cits, snobs, a wafer—but still a wafer—gently dipped in water.
Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II|Various
Two games are proceeding, into which cits, of various degrees, are throwing their entire energies.
Rowlandson the Caricaturist. Second Volume|Joseph Grego
Could they once get home on the Perthshire cits, he had little fear of the result.
Montrose|Mowbray Morris
The play hits wittily at fortune-hunters, cits, and old fellows who attempt to ignore their age.
The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus Made into a Farce|William Mountfort

Very much as Johannes had seen her did she appear now to the cits, as the cabriolet swung past them.
A Christmas Garland|Max Beerbohm

British Dictionary definitions for cit (1 of 2)

CIT

abbreviation for (in New Zealand)

Central Institute of Technology

British Dictionary definitions for cit (2 of 2)

cit.

abbreviation for

citation

cited

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