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digit (dij′it)

noun

  1. a finger or toe
  2. a unit of linear measure equal to inch, based on the breadth of a finger
  3. any numeral from 0 to 9: so called because originally counted on the fingers

Etymology: ME < L digitus, a finger, toe, inch < IE base *deik-, to show, point > L dicere, to say: see diction

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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