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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
consist

▶verb /kənˈsɪst/

1 (consist of) be composed of.
■ (consist in) have as an essential feature.

2 (consist with) archaic be consistent with.

▶noun /ˈkɒnsɪst/ the set of vehicles forming a complete train.

– origin ME: from L. consistere ‘stand firm or still, exist’, from con- ‘together’ + sistere ‘stand (still)’.

'consist' also found in these Oxford entries:

bone - clause - comprise - consistent - consistory - echinacea - habit - mantle - nucleic acid - oligomer - polysaccharide - split infinitive - sulphur - tadpole

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