dite
[noun]
Synonyms: particle, doit, dram, drop, iota, jot, mite, ray, rissom, smitch

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dite noun². [dʌɪt] Also dit [dɪt]. E20.
[Origin unkn. Cf. DOIT noun.]
A very little, a jot. Only in not care a dite, i.e. at all.

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dite noun¹.ME.
[Old & mod. French dit saying, maxim (from Latin DICTUM), use as noun of pa. pple of dire say, from Latin dicere. Cf. DIT noun¹.]
1. Something composed and written down; a composition, a letter, a written message. ME-L16.

2. A composition in poetic form, or intended to be set to music; a song, a ditty. ME-M16.

3. Manner or mode of composition; form of speech; diction, language. Scot. LME-M16.

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dite verb trans.ME.
[Old French dit
i. er from Latin dictare frequentative of dicere say. Partly aphet. from INDICT verb¹.]
1. Compose, put in words; indite. ME-M19.

2. Dictate (what is to be written or done). LME-M19.

3. Summon, indict. LME-L18.

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