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wis
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/ wɪs /
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verb (used with or without object) Archaic.
to know.
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Other definitions for wis (2 of 2)
Wis.
or Wisc
abbreviation
Wisconsin.
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British Dictionary definitions for wis (1 of 2)
wis
/ (wɪs) /
verb
archaic to know or suppose (something)
Word Origin for wis
C17: a form derived from iwis, mistakenly interpreted as I wis I know, as if from Old English witan to know
British Dictionary definitions for wis (2 of 2)
Wis.
abbreviation for
Wisconsin
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