sis
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Origin of sis
-sis
- a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form from verbs abstract nouns of action, process, state, condition, etc.: thesis; aphesis.
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Origin of -sis
From Greek
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Contemporary Examples
Put another way, having penetrated the SIS, he was then able to penetrate the CIA.
Historical Examples
Now you and sis never get up with any such light poetic notion as that.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
But of course it will be only fair to sis to lay the matter before her just as it is.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
Yes, Sis can marry, if she says so, though Ma wants her home.
The Bacillus of BeautyHarriet Stark
We wanted to make it kind o' pleasant for ye, Sis; an'—an' homelike.
The Bacillus of BeautyHarriet Stark
Continue this for five or sis weeks; the cheese will then be fit to eat.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
sis1
- informal short for sister
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sis2
sies
- Southern African informal an exclamation of disgust
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Word Origin
Afrikaans, possibly from Khoi
SIS
- Also called: MI6 (in Britain) Secret Intelligence Service
- (in New Zealand) Security Intelligence Service
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Word Origin and History for sis
n.
1650s, abbreviated form of sister; in American English, applied generally to girls and young women (1859). It also was the familiar short form of Cecilie, Cicely, a common name for girls in the Middle English period.
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-sis
suffix in Greek-derived nouns denoting action, process, state, condition, from Greek -sis, which is identical in meaning with Latin -entia, English -ing (1).
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