hist

[ st, sst; spelling pronunciation hist ]

/ st, sst; spelling pronunciation hɪst /

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interjection

(a sibilant exclamation used to attract attention or urge silence).

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Origin of hist

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

Other definitions for hist (2 of 3)

hist-

variant of histo- before a vowel: histidine.

Other definitions for hist (3 of 3)

hist.

abbreviation

histology.

historian.

historical.

history.

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How to use hist in a sentence

For examples of walls or ceilings being painted with various subjects, see Warton's Hist.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
For full bibliography (to 1904) see Ulysse Chevalier, Rpertoire des sources hist.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
For a comprehensive bibliography, including monographs and published documents, see Ulysse Chevalier, Rpertoire des sources hist.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
It really appears as if this wrong translation arose solely through Aristotle; for, as is clear from his Hist.
Troy and its Remains|Henry (Heinrich) Schliemann

If Hist was not satisfied with this explanation, she did not deem the point of sufficient importance to be pressed.
The Deerslayer|James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for hist

hist

/ (hɪst) /

interjection

an exclamation used to attract attention or as a warning to be silent

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Medical definitions for hist

hist-

pref.

Variant ofhisto-