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rit^¹

/ˈɹɪt/

Rhymes with -ɪt

Where it comes from

From Middle English ritten (“to cut, score, slit, tear”), from Old English *rittan (“to cut, score, slit, tear,”) (compare Old High German rizzen), from Proto-West Germanic *rittjan, from Proto-Germanic *ritjaną (“to cut, scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrid-néh₂-; see *hrītaną.

Cognate with Middle Low German ritten (“to scratch”), German ritzen (“to scratch”). Compare with Proto-Slavic *rězati (“to cut, carve, engrave”)). See also rat.

noun rits · ritt · ret

Northern England, Scotland A scratch, a score or a groove.

verb rits · ritting · ritted · ritt · ret

Northern England, Scotland To scratch or score.
Northern England, Scotland To tear, rip, rend.
Northern England, Scotland To slit.

rit^²

/ˈɹɪt/

Rhymes with -ɪt

adverb

abbreviation, not comparable Abbreviation of ritardando

RIT^³

noun RITs

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of rapid intervention team

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@misc{rit_2026,
  title = {rit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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