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resit

[ verb ree-sit; noun ree-sit ]
/ verb riˈsɪt; noun ˈriˌsɪt /
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verb (used with or without object), re·sat [ree-sat], /riˈsæt/, re·sit·ting.
to retake (a test or examination).Compare sit1 (defs. 15, 20).
noun
a test or examination that is retaken.
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Origin of resit

First recorded in 1925–30; re- + sit1

Words nearby resit

resistive, resistivity, resistless, resistor, resist printing, resit, Reşiţa, res judicata, reskill, reskin, Resnais
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British Dictionary definitions for resit

resit
verb (riːˈsɪt) -sits, -sitting or -sat (tr)
to sit (an examination) again
noun (ˈriːsɪt)
an examination taken again by a person who has not been successful in a previous attempt
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