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Definition of: xyst
(zist) noun
1. In classical antiquity, a hall or covered portico used by athletes for their exercises: chiefly for use in stormy weather.
2. A garden walk or terrace. [<L xystus <Gk. xystos, orig. scraped, polished <xyein scrape, polish]
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