dit

[dit]

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

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

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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