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[mʌɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a minute arachnid which has four pairs of legs when adult, related to the ticks. Many kinds live in the soil and a number are parasitic on plants or animals
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Origin
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Old English mīte, of Germanic origin
[mʌɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a small child or animal, especially when regarded as an object of sympathy
(e.g: the poor little mite looks half-starved)
- a very small amount
(e.g: his teacher thought he needed a mite of discipline)
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Origin
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late Middle English (denoting a small Flemish copper coin): from Middle Dutch mīte; probably from the same Germanic word as mite
[mʌɪt], (Adverb)
Definitions:
- a little; slightly
(e.g: I haven't eaten yet and I'm feeling a mite peckish)
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Origin
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late Middle English (denoting a small Flemish copper coin): from Middle Dutch mīte; probably from the same Germanic word as mite
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