n. The egg of certain parasitic insects, especially a head louse. [Middle English, from Old English hnitu.] nitty adj. |
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n. A unit of luminance equal to one candela per square meter, measured perpendicular to the rays of the source. [From Latin nitor, brightness, from nitēre, to shine.] |
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Tweet abbr. National Invitational Tournament |
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