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whit

[ wit, hwit ]
/ wɪt, ʰwɪt /
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noun
a particle; bit; jot (used especially in negative phrases): not a whit better.
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Origin of whit

1470–80; perhaps alteration of Middle English wihtwight1

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH whit

whit , wit
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British Dictionary definitions for whit (1 of 2)

whit
/ (wɪt) /

noun
(usually used with a negative) the smallest particle; iota; jothe has changed not a whit

Word Origin for whit

C15: probably variant of wight 1

British Dictionary definitions for whit (2 of 2)

Whit
/ (wɪt) /

noun
adjective
of or relating to Whitsuntide
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