WHIT


Meaning of WHIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhwit, ˈwit ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, probably alteration of wiht, wight creature, thing — more at wight

Date: 15th century

: the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit

what some people will do for a whit of publicity — Patrick Quinn

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