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whit

Pronunciation: /wɪt/
Definition of whit

noun

[in singular]
  • a very small part or amount:the last whit of warmth was drawn off by the setting sun

Phrases

every whit

wholly:my mother was fond of her and I shall be every whit as fond

not (or never) a whit

not at all:Sara had not changed a whit

Origin:

late Middle English: apparently an alteration of obsolete wight 'small amount'

whit in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of whit in the US English dictionary
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