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hist

[st, sst; spelling pronunciation hist]
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interjection

(a sibilant exclamation used to attract attention).

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Nearby words

  1. hisself,
  2. hissing,
  3. hissingly,
  4. hissy,
  5. hissy fit,
  6. hist-,
  7. hist.,
  8. histadrut,
  9. histalog test,
  10. histamin

Origin of hist

First recorded in 1595–1605; representing in writing the sound sequence st

hist-

variant of histo- before a vowel: histidine.

hist.

histology.
historian.
historical.
history.
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British Dictionary definitions for hist

hist

interjection

an exclamation used to attract attention or as a warning to be silent
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Word Origin and History for hist

hist

exclamation commanding silence, attested from 1610s; probably so chosen because the sound is both easy to hear and suddenly silent.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for hist

hist-

pref.

Variant ofhisto-
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