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Sist vs Sis - What's the difference?

sist | sis |

As nouns the difference between sist and sis

is that sist is a stay or suspension of proceedings while sis is shortened form of sister.

As a verb sist

is to stay e.g. judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop.

As an initialism SIS is

Secret Intelligence Service

sist

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • ; to delay or suspend; to stop
  • to cause to take a place, as at the bar of a court; hence, to cite; to summon; to bring into court
  • * Sir W. Hamilton
  • Some, however, have preposterously sisted nature as the first or generative principle.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a stay or suspension of proceedings
  • (Burrill)
    (Webster 1913) ----

    sis

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • (British)
  • Synonyms

    * * Secret Intelligence Service

    See also

    * GCHQ * * SAS * SBS

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