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whit definition

whit (hwit, wit)

noun

the least bit; jot; iota: chiefly in negative constructions not a whit the wiser

Etymology: Early ModE respelling of wiht, a wight

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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