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con·sist

consist

 
 
pronunciation:
kn sIst
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part of speech: verb
inflections: consists, consisting, consisted
definition: to be made up or formed (usually followed by "of").
The United States consists of fifty states.
similar words:
amount
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The word consist contains the following part:
sist Latin root that means stand
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synonyms:
sta, stat, stant, -stance