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English word origin

Etymology of st

Imitative. Compare hist.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
intj

Expressing a sudden desire for silence.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Imitative. Compare hist.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

Alternative form of st. and St.; abbreviation of street. · Abbreviation of state. · Abbreviation of stone; not capitalized or usually spaced. · Abbreviation of store.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Abbreviations.

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