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verb (used without object)
1.
to be made up or composed (usually followed by of): This cake consists mainly of sugar, flour, and butter.
2.
to be comprised or contained (usually followed by in): Her charm does not consist only in her beauty.
3.
Archaic. to exist together or be capable of existing together.
4.
Obsolete. to insist; urge.
noun
5.
Railroads.
a.
the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.
b.
a record made of this rolling stock.
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Consist of
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
consist
1520s, from L. consistere "to stand firm," from com- "together" + sistere "to place," causative of stare "to be standing" (see assist). Consistory "meeting place" is from c.1320.
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