It.

abbr. Italian.

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1. Italian.

2. Italy.

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abbrev

1. Italian

2. Italian vermouth

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it «iht», pronoun, singular nom. it, poss. its or (Obsolete or Dialect) it, obj. it; pl. nom. they, poss. their or theirs, obj. them, noun.

–pron.

1. the thing, part, animal, or person spoken about: »

Here is your paper; read it. Look at it carefully. He said, “It is I.”

2. the subject of an impersonal verb: »

It rains. It is cold. What is it you want? It snows in winter. It is now my turn.

3. an apparent subject of a clause when the logical subject comes later: »

It is hard to believe that he is dead.

4. the antecedent to any relative pronoun when separated by the predicate: »

It was a blue car that passed.

5. an object without definite force or reference: »

They lorded it over us. Confound it!

–n.

1. the player who must catch, find, guess, or otherwise get something in certain games.

2. Slang. sex appeal.

╂[Old English hit]

It.,

1. Italian.

2. Italy.

IT (no periods),

information technology.