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cist

noun \ˈsist, ˈkist\

Definition of CIST

:  a neolithic or Bronze Age burial chamber typically lined with stone
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Origin of CIST

Welsh, chest, from Latin cista
First Known Use: 1804

Rhymes with CIST

cyst, fist, gist, grist, kist, list, Liszt, mist, schist, tryst, twist, whist, wist, wrist

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  3. cist grave
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