consist of
sɪst 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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| —vb (foll by in | |
| 1. | ( |
| 2. | to have its existence (in); lie (in); be expressed (by): his religion consists only in going to church |
| 3. | to be compatible or consistent; accord |
| [C16: from Latin consistere to halt, stand firm, from sistere to stand, cause to stand; related to stāre to | |
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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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