rit.

or ritard

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abbreviation Music.

ritardando.

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Words nearby rit.

Riss, rissole, ristra, risus caninus, risus sardonicus, rit., rita, Ritalin, ritardando, rite, rite de passage

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How to use rit. in a sentence

I'd cut off both hands before I'd let them hands take that money for a desp'rit thing like this.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day
Don't ax fool questions white man; cum rite erlong, dis heer rit bleeges me to tak yu ded er live.
The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington
Yu ought to go up garrett when yu praktis, moste awl good poeckry haz bin rit up garrett.
Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings|Henry Wheeler Shaw
If we get rid of it, however, we have rit, which rimes with fit.
The Unpopular Review Vol. I|Various

Unwritten, un-rit′n, adj. not written or reduced to writing, oral: containing no writing.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for rit.

rit.

/ music /

abbreviation for

ritardando

ritenuto

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