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whit

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whit

noun \ˈhwit, ˈwit\

Definition of WHIT

: the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit <what some people will do for a whit of publicity — Patrick Quinn>

Examples of WHIT

  1. <I care not a whit about what other people think.>

Origin of WHIT

Middle English, probably alteration of wiht, wight creature, thing — more at wight
First Known Use: 15th century

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