Standard Lemma guide

ist

adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɪst/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪst

1

adj

Meaning 1

Initialism of incompetent to stand trial.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Abbreviation of first.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable

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3

name

Meaning 3

Initialism of InterSwitch Trunk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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4

name

Meaning 4

Initialism of India Standard Time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A practitioner or supporter of an ism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From I (Roman numeral representing one) + -st.

From the suffix -ist.