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Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈwɪtɪŋ/

Etymology 1
Partly from Old Norse vitand, partly from the present participle of wit.

Noun
en-noun|-

1. obsolete knowledge, awareness

#*Late C14: for his wyf was at a someres game, / Wiþouten his wityng, he forsook hire eke. — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Wife of Bath's Prologue’ ll. 648-9, Canterbury Tales (Oxford 1988, p. 113)

Etymology 2
Participle adjective of wit.

Adjective
en-adj

1. aware
2. done consciously; intentional

Antonyms
unwitting

Verb
witting

1. present participle of|wit

vi:witting
zh:witting

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