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  • 51bit player — bit′ play er n. tht sbz an actor having a small speaking part • Etymology: 1935–40 …

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  • 52bit — bit1 W1S1 [bıt] adv, pron ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(only slightly)¦ 2¦(amount)¦ 3¦(quite a lot)¦ 4¦(time/distance)¦ 5 a bit of a something 6 not a bit/not one bit 7 every bit as important/bad/good etc 8 bit by bit 9 a/one bit at a time …

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  • 53bit — I. /bɪt / (say bit) noun 1. the metal mouthpiece of a bridle, with the adjacent parts to which the reins are fastened. 2. anything that curbs or restrains. 3. Machinery the cutting or penetrating part of various tools: a. the cutting portion of… …

  • 54Bit Generations — indicate that the game series as a whole may be called Digiluxe , if it ever sees an English language release.The games were released in two series the games in Series One were released in Japan on July 13th, 2006. Series Two was released on July …

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  • 55bit*/*/*/ — [bɪt] grammar word I summary: A bit can be: ■ an adverb: We waited a bit, and then decided to go. ♦ It s a bit cold in here, isn t it? ■ a pronoun: She only ate a little bit. ♦ I could use a bit of help. a bit informal 1) slightly, or a… …

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  • 56bit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bitt, from Old English bite act of biting; akin to Old English bītan bite Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) the biting or cutting edge or part of a tool (2) a replaceable part of a compound tool that actually performs …

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  • 57Bit mouthpiece — This article is about the part of a bit that goes into the mouth of a horse. For an overview of bits in general, see Bit (horse). For types of bridles, see Bridle. Single jointed pelham. The mouthpiece is the part of a horse s bit that goes into… …

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  • 58Part — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Part >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 part part portion Sgm: N 1 dose dose Sgm: N 1 item item particular Sgm: N 1 aught aught any Sgm: N 1 division division …

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  • 59bit — [[t]bɪ̱t[/t]] ♦ bits 1) QUANT: QUANT of n uncount A bit of something is a small amount of it. All it required was a bit of work... I got paid a little bit of money. 2) PHRASE: PHR adj/adv/prep (vagueness) A bit means to a small extent or degree.… …

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  • 60bit — bit1 noun 1》 a small piece, quantity, or extent of something. 2》 informal a set of actions or ideas associated with a specific activity: she did her theatrical bit. 3》 informal a girl or young woman. 4》 N. Amer. informal a unit of 12 1/2 cents… …

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