dit

[ dit ]

/ dɪt /

noun

an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.

Nearby words

disyllabic, disyllabism, disyllabize, disyllable, disyoke, dit, dita, ditat deus, ditch, ditch-moss, ditchdigger

Compare dah.

Origin of dit

First recorded in 1935–40

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Examples from the Web for dit

Tu as changé la fin du second couplet—tu as dit 'des comtesses' au lieu de dire 'des duchesses'—recommence!
The Martian|George Du Maurier
Combien il lui a cout pour pouvoir se modrer—'Donnez, donnez toujours par poignes,' dit il encore.
Story of My Life, volumes 1-3|Augustus J. C. Hare
At the graves spoke to mother, "Dit is nou mij zesde, minheer" (This is now my sixth, sir).
Woman's Endurance|A.D.L.
Ach, I ditn't t'ink my olt bard, Modor Matt, could dreat me in sooch a vay as dot!
Motor Matt's Hard Luck|Stanley R. Matthews

Vell, I dought I dit see an olt Injin in a hut up yonder ast by der woots!
The Chainbearer|J. Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for dit

dit

/ (dɪt) /

noun

the short sound used, in combination with the long sound dah, in the spoken representation of Morse and other telegraphic codesCompare dot 1 (def. 6)

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