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Complete Definition of "whist"

English

Etymology
ME. #Middle English|whist, "silent".

Pronunciation
AHD|wÄ­st, IPA|/wɪst/, SAMPA|/wIst/ or AHD|hwÄ­st, IPA|/Êɪst/, SAMPA|/WIst/ (in Scottish English and some English accents)
:rhymes|ɪst

Homophones
wist (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
Category:English homophones

Noun
wikipedia
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  1. A four-player card game, similar to bridge.

Derived terms
German whist
solo whist

Category:Card games

Adjective
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  1. silent|Silent

Interjection
en-intj

  1. alternative spelling of|whisht

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