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sis
(sĭs)n. Informal
Sister.
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sis
(sɪs)n
informal short for sister
sis
(sɪs; siːs) orsies
interj
informal South African an exclamation of disgust
[Afrikaans, possibly from Khoi]
SIS
abbreviation for
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Also called: MI6 (in Britain) Secret Intelligence Service
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in New Zealand) Security Intelligence Service
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sis
(sɪs)n.
sister.
[1825–35, Amer.; shortened form]
-sis
a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form from verbs abstract nouns of action, process, state, condition, etc.: aphesis; thesis.
[< Greek]
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Noun | 1. | sis - a female person who has the same parents as another person; "my sister married a musician" big sister - an older sister female sibling - a person's sister little sister - a younger sister |
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sis
n (inf) → Schwesterherz nt (inf)
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