Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Having two mutations on two genes on the same chromosome of a homologous pair.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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adj
Of the side of the Golgi apparatus nearer to the endoplasmic reticulum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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adj
In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the same side of the bond.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, physical
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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adj
In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a coordination compound in which the two instances of a particular ligand are adjacent to each other.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, physical
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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adj
Cisgender (or sometimes cissexual): not trans (transgender or transsexual) nor non-binary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Alternative letter-case form of cis (“cisgender”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, not-comparable, proscribed
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name
Initialism of Commonwealth of Independent States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
Initialism of Construction Industry Scheme.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: business
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name
Initialism of Canadian Interuniversity Sport.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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name
Initialism of Clark International Speedway.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports
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name
Initialism of Center for Immigration Studies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Initialism of contact image sensor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Initialism of clinical information system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, medicine, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
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noun
Initialism of clinically isolated syndrome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Initialism of customer information screen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
plural of CI
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: Commonwealth of Independent States
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: world organization, world organisation, international organization, international organisation, global organization
History
From Latin cis (“on this side (of), on the near or same side”). Doublet of he, it, here, hither, and hence.
Clipping of cisgender or cissexual, ultimately from Latin cis.
Likely originates from the false etymology asserting that cis is an initialism standing for comfortable in skin.
Initialisms.
Across languages
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
