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situ¹

noun

  1. Only used in in situ.
  2. rare Only used in ex situ.
  3. abbreviation, clipping, informal Clipping of situation “Shit.” Jayavickrama pinched the bridge of his nose, squeezing his eyes shut. “What’s the situ there?”

Situ²

Where it comes from

From Mandarin 司徒 (Sītú).

proper noun Situs

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: location, in-situ, locational, onsite, local, on-the-spot, signatory, ort, signed, on-site, seat, scene, room, place, spot, madman

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"situ." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/situ. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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situ. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/situ

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"situ." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/situ.

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@misc{situ_2026,
  title = {situ},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/situ},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}