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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation citation
  • abbreviation cited

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Examples

  • In the poor light it seemed to Prescott that the intruder wore the attire of a "cit."

    Dick Prescott's First Year at West Point 1895

  • The young men, after reporting at the adjutant's office at the required hour, formed and marched to camp, still in "cit." clothes.

    Dick Prescott's First Year at West Point 1895

  • "Yes, and pounded to such a pulp that his mother wouldn't know him," laughed a young "cit.," the girl's cousin.

    Dick Prescott's First Year at West Point 1895

  • As the battalion marched to supper that night Bert Dodge felt in his heart that hazing must already have started for him; for, being the only candidate left at West Point, and having no uniform as yet, Dodge was compelled to march, in his rather gay "cit." attire, at the extreme end of the battalion line.

    Dick Prescott's First Year at West Point 1895

  • “Welcome to New York” dinner party: Andersen, op. cit., p.

    Bobby and Jackie C. David Heymann 2009

  • “Welcome to New York” dinner party: Andersen, op. cit., p.

    Bobby and Jackie C. David Heymann 2009

  • “Welcome to New York” dinner party: Andersen, op. cit., p.

    Bobby and Jackie C. David Heymann 2009

  • According to Richard Goodwin: Bradford, op. cit., p.

    Bobby and Jackie C. David Heymann 2009

  • According to Richard Goodwin: Bradford, op. cit., p.

    Bobby and Jackie C. David Heymann 2009

  • According to Richard Goodwin: Bradford, op. cit., p.

    Bobby and Jackie C. David Heymann 2009

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