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lit.

German, adjective

lit. is spelled L-I-T (3 letters). Lit. is a German adjective meaning “abbreviation of litauisch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Lit. is a different word: “abbreviation of Literatur”.

What does lit. mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    abbreviation of litauisch

  2. 2

    abbreviation of literarisch

noun

as Lit.
  1. 1

    feminineabbreviation of Literatur

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

abbreviation: 1. litauisch 2. literarisch 3. Abkürzung von Litera; in der Rechtswissenschaft verwendet, um einen bestimmten Punkt von nach Buchstaben gegliederten Aufzählungen in Rechtsnormen zu zitieren

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

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