hist
interjection
(a sibilant exclamation used to attract attention or urge silence).
hist
1 American
[st, sst, hist]
/ st, sst, hɪst /
interjection
hist-
2
American
hist.
3
American
abbreviation
-
histology.
-
historian.
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historical.
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history.
hist
British
/ hɪst /
interjection
Usage
What does hist- mean? The combining form hist- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “tissue.” It is often used in medical terms, especially in anatomy and pathology. In some instances, such as in the term histamine, hist- is an abbreviation of histidine, an amino acid needed for tissue repair. The form hist- comes from Greek histós, meaning “web (of a loom)” or “tissue.”What are variants of hist-?The form hist- is a variant of histo-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. In some rare instances, hist- becomes histio-, as in histioblast. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for histo- and histio-. Another variant of histo- before an element beginning with a vowel is histi-, as in histioid.
Etymology
Origin of hist
First recorded in 1595–1605; representing in writing the sound sequence st
Example Sentences
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Saturday sees Brighton, just about the only team who can get pulled into the mire, hist Leeds.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 30, 2021
“John Donaldson physically dominated everybody he played against hist entire career,” Gorton said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 12, 2020
Ouy anc od hist ecabuse fo het sursingpri mautoaticity fo het brian!
From Scientific American ● Dec. 19, 2018
You’ll be hist, you’ll be hist, you’ll be history!
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2012
Between groans, he calls, “Das Hduschen fehlt, wo hist du Hduschen?' Something is wrong with him. “
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
See B. de Meynard, Dict. geog., hist., &c., p.
From Les Parsis by Ratanbai Ardeshir Vakil
His Bruce, a metrical hist. in 13,000 octosyllabic lines, is a chronicle of the life of King Robert I., and has historical value as well as literary merit.
From A Brief Handbook of English Authors by Oscar Fay Adams
See also U. Chevalier, Repertoire des sources hist., &c.,
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
Has also written numerous pamphlets on hist., biog. and geneal. subjects.
From The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations by James Branch Cabell
The question of the Lubeck debt is ably treated by Forssell in his Sver. inre hist., vol. i. pp. 134-138.
From The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa by Paul Barron Watson
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