Added 9 October 2026
lit
/ˈlɪt/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about lit at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The humanistic study of a body of literature.
he took a course in Russian lit
adjective
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Provided with artificial light.
illuminated advertising
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Set afire or burning.
the lighted candles
Origin
Alteration of earlier light, from Middle English lighte, from Old English līhtte, first and third person singular preterite of līhtan (“to light”), by analogy with bit. More at light; compare fit (“fought”). This form was proscribed during the 18th and 19th centuries, with lighted being preferred, but is now the most common past form of light.
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