aristo

[ uh-ris-toh ]

noun,plural a·ris·tos.Chiefly British Informal.

Origin of aristo

1
1860–65; by shortening; cf. -o

Other definitions for aristo- (2 of 2)

aristo-

  1. a learned borrowing from Greek meaning “best,” occurring either in direct loans (aristocratic), or in the formation of compound words: aristotype.

Origin of aristo-

2
<Greek, combining form of áristos best, superlative of ari- probably a term specifying at first the upper class of society, the warrior caste; cf. Ares, perhaps Aryan

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British Dictionary definitions for aristo

aristo

/ (ˈærɪstəʊ, əˈrɪstəʊ) /


nounplural -tos
  1. informal short for aristocrat

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