n.
- A human finger or toe.
- A corresponding part in other vertebrates.
- A unit of length derived from the breadth of a finger and equal to about 3/4 of an inch (2.0 centimeters).
- One of the ten Arabic number symbols, 0 through 9.
- Such a symbol used in a system of numeration.
[Middle English, from Latin digitus, finger, toe.]
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