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- [dit]
- /dɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dit]
- /dɪt/
Definitions of dit word
- noun dit 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. 1
- noun dit (archaic, rare) A ditty, a little melody. 1
- noun dit the short sound used, in combination with the long sound dah, in the spoken representation of Morse and other telegraphic codes 0
- noun dit the dot character in Morse code 0
- noun dit (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A word; a decree. 0
- noun dit The spoken representation of a dot in radio and telegraph Morse code. 0
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Origin of dit
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dit usage trend in Literature
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