dissite

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/dɪˈsaɪt/

adjective

Lying or situated apart.

OriginLatin dissitus →
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Meanings

adjectivedissite (comparative more dissite, superlative most dissite)

comparative more dissite · superlative most dissite

  1. obsoleteLying or situated apart.

    lands far dissite and remote asunder

    1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latindissitus
  2. Englishdissite

From Latin dissitus.

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APA

dissite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissite

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dissite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissite.

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