"cit" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɪt/ Forms: cits [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: Shortening Head templates: {{en-noun}} cit (plural cits)
  1. (derogatory, now rare) Clipping of citizen: a citizen; a city dweller, a townsman. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, clipping, derogatory Alternative form of: citizen (extra: a citizen; a city dweller, a townsman)
    Sense id: en-cit-en-noun-dgmsbMLG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20
  2. Clipping of citation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: citation
    Sense id: en-cit-en-noun-gAbMc7Qc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cit. Derived forms: citess, cittess

Inflected forms

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