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  3. Gt Brit

brit

noun \ˈbrit\

Definition of BRIT

: minute marine animals (as crustaceans and pteropods) on which right whales feed

Variants of BRIT

brit also britt \ˈbrit\

Origin of BRIT

perhaps from Cornish brȳthel mackerel
First Known Use: 1851

Rhymes with BRIT

bit, bitt, Brit, chit, dit, fit, flit, frit, git, grit, hit, it, kit, knit, lit, mitt, nit, pit, quit, sit, skit, slit, snit, spit, split, Split, sprit, teat, tit, twit, whit, wit, writ, zit

1Brit

noun \ˈbrit\

Definition of BRIT

: briton 2
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First Known Use of BRIT

1901

Rhymes with BRIT

bit, bitt, brit, chit, dit, fit, flit, frit, git, grit, hit, it, kit, knit, lit, mitt, nit, pit, quit, sit, skit, slit, snit, spit, split, Split, sprit, teat, tit, twit, whit, wit, writ, zit

2Brit

abbreviation

Definition of BRIT

Britain; British

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