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rit.

American  
Or ritard

abbreviation

Music.
  1. ritardando.


rit. British  

abbreviation

  1. ritardando

  2. ritenuto

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After leaving the Rothschild bank, he took control of Rothschild Investment Trust, now RIT Capital Partners.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024

On the same day, she also registered a shareholding over the threshold in RIT Capital Partners, an investment trust.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2023

The lawmakers say RIT will create a new national headquarters in Rochester with a staff of more than 50.

From Washington Times • Jan. 4, 2017

“She’s very much an equal partner,” said Jan Conradi, a design professor at Rowan University, whose book, “Lella and Massimo Vignelli: Two Lives, One Vision,” will be published in July by RIT Press.

From New York Times • May 27, 2014

RIT, seeded 15th in the 16-team field just five years after moving to Division I, ended its first Frozen Four appearance with a thud.

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2010

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