hist

[ st, sst; spelling pronunciation hist ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

interjection

hist-

hist.

hist

/ hɪst /

Origin of hist¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; representing in writing the sound sequence st

For examples of walls or ceilings being painted with various subjects, see Warton's Hist.

For full bibliography (to 1904) see Ulysse Chevalier, Rpertoire des sources hist.

For a comprehensive bibliography, including monographs and published documents, see Ulysse Chevalier, Rpertoire des sources hist.

It really appears as if this wrong translation arose solely through Aristotle; for, as is clear from his Hist.

If Hist was not satisfied with this explanation, she did not deem the point of sufficient importance to be pressed.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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