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Also Inflected form of light

lit

UK/ˈlɪt/ US/ˈlɪt/ common slang uk us
adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

1.

provided with artificial light

  • “illuminated advertising”
  • “looked up at the lighted windows”
  • “a brightly lit room”
  • “a well-lighted stairwell”
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2.

set afire or burning

  • “the lighted candles”
  • “a lighted cigarette”
  • “a lit firecracker”
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noun

1.

the humanistic study of a body of literature

  • “he took a course in Russian lit”
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Origin

From Middle English lit, from Old Norse litr (“colour, dye, complexion, face, countenance”), from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlitaz (“sight, face”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”). Cognate with Icelandic litur (“colour”), Old English wlite (“brightness, appearance, form, aspect, look, countenance, beauty, splendor, adornment”), Old English wlītan (“to gaze, look, observe”).

Phrases

  • half lit
  • lit up

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