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ιστός

Pronunciation: /iˈstos/

“ιστός” is a Greek word. Its 8 meanings in English:

noun

  1. mast, spar on a ship
  2. aerial, antenna
  3. flagpole
  4. loom, warp, woven fabric
  5. spiderweb, spider web
  6. web
  7. structure (of novel, film script, etc)
  8. tissue, bundle (grouping of similar cells)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἱστός (histós, “mast, loom, web”). The biological sense is a semantic loan from French tissu.

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