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  1. noun A human finger or toe.
  2. noun A corresponding part in other vertebrates.
  3. noun A unit of length derived from the breadth of a finger and equal to about 3/4 of an inch (2.0 centimeters).
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  1. Middle English, from Latin digitus, finger, toe; see deik- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin digitus, a finger, a toe, a finger's breadth, perhaps orig. *decetos = Greek δάκτ-υλ-ος, a finger, a toe (whence ult. English dactyl, q. v.), prob. akin to δέχεσθαι, dial. δέκεσθαι, take, catch, receive; cf. English finger, similarly related to fang, take, catch. Prob. not, as generally supposed, cognate with E.toe, q.v. The Teutonic word never means ‘finger,’ and the human toes are not used, normally, to ‘take’ or ‘catch’ anything.
  2. from digit, n.; in allusion to the L. phrase digito monstrari (or demonstrari), be pointed out with the finger, i. e., be distinguished, be famous.
 

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/ˈdɪdʒɪt/
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