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   list

   /lɪst/

   noun

   • 1. a number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other: "consult the list of drugs on page 326"
   • ▪ a formal structure analogous to a list, by which items of data can be stored or processed in a definite order.
   • 2. palisades enclosing an area for a tournament. historical
   • ▪ the scene of a contest or combat.
   • 3. a selvedge of a piece of fabric.

   verb

   • 1. make a list of: "I have listed four reasons below"
   • ▪ include or enter in a list: "local offices are listed in the phone book"
   • ▪ be on a list of products at (a specified price): "the bottom-of-the-line Mercedes lists for $52,050"
   • ▪ give (a building, company, etc.) listed status.
   • 2. enlist for military service: archaic "I listed myself for a soldier"

   Word Origin Middle English(in list1 (sense 3 of the noun)): from Old English liste ‘border’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijst and German Leiste. list1 (sense 2 of the noun) is late Middle English, from Old French lisse; list1 (sense 1 of the noun) is late 16th century, from French liste, of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. listable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 4

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   • I

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   • S

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