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quit2

Syllabification: (quit)

Pronunciation: /kwit/

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Definition of quit

noun

[in combination]

used in names of various small songbirds found in the Caribbean area, e.g., bananaquit, grassquit.

Origin:

mid 19th century: probably imitative

quit in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of quit in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

quirk
quirky
quirt
quisling
quit ¹
quit ²
quit hold of
quit-rent
quitch
quitclaim
quite

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More results for quit

quit¹ US. Eng
quit in quit¹ US. Eng
quit-rent US. Eng
quit hold of in quit¹ US. Eng
quit oneself in quit¹ US. Eng
quitclaim US. Eng

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enjambement

/ ɪnˈdʒam(b)m(ə)nt

noun

(in verse) the continuation of a sentence without a pause …

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