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Hist

Noun CEFR B1
hɪst

Definitions

  1. History (in journal titles such as "J Hist Neurosci" - "Journal of the History of Neuroscience").
  2. An instance of an exclamation attracting attention or injunction to be silent.
  3. Abbreviation of history.

Equivalents

Русскийтссцыц
العربيةأصمت
2 more languages
Češtinapstsyknutí
Nederlandssst

Examples

“'A tinker!' repeated Sir Hugh, quite loud, in defiance of the signs and hists! hists! of Camilla, 'good lack! that's a person I should never have thought of!'”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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