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dit⋅ty
[dit-ee] 
noun, plural -ties, verb, -tied, -ty⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a poem intended to be sung. |
| 2. | a short, simple song. |
–verb (used without object)
| 3. | Obsolete. to sing. |
–verb (used with object)
| 4. | Obsolete. to set to or celebrate in music. |
Origin:
1250–1300; ME dite < AF, OF dit(i)e poem, n. use of ptp. of ditier to compose < L dictāre; see dictate
1250–1300; ME dite < AF, OF dit(i)e poem, n. use of ptp. of ditier to compose < L dictāre; see dictate
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| dit·ty (dĭt'ē) n. pl. dit·ties A simple song. [Middle English dite, a literary composition, from Old French dite, from Latin dictātum, thing dictated, from neuter past participle of dictāre, to dictate, frequentative of dīcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots.] |
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