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cist definition

cist (sist; also for 1, kist)

noun

  1. a prehistoric tomb made of stone slabs or hollowed out of rock
  2. in ancient times, a box or chest, esp. one containing sacred utensils

Etymology: L cista < Gr kistē (see chest); cistsense via Welsh kist faen, lit., stone coffin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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