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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Commonwealth of Independent States, CISnoun

    an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991

Wiktionary

  1. cisadjective

    Having two mutations on two genes on the same chromosome of a homologous pair.

  2. cisadjective

    Of the side of the Golgi apparatus nearer to the endoplasmic reticulum.

  3. cisadjective

    (properly cis-) Describing a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the same side of the bond.

  4. cisadjective

    Cisgender or cissexual: not trans (transgender or transsexual).

  5. Etymology: From cis.

ChatGPT

  1. cis

    "Cis" is a Latin derived prefix used in various fields which generally means "on the same side as" or "on this side of". 1) In Chemistry: It is used to describe certain arrangements of atoms in molecules. It indicates that the functional groups are on the same side of the molecule. 2) In Gender Studies: It is used as a term for people whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth. "Cisgender" is often used in contrast to "transgender". 3) In Geography: It refers to locations on the 'near' side of a geographic divide. The usage of "cis" widely varies depending on the context or field it is utilized in.

Wikidata

  1. CIS

    CIS was a rugby union side that played matches during 1991 and 1992. The side consisted of members of the Commonwealth of Independent States. The team played four matches, losing all four fixtures. Two matches were played in Moscow, with the other two games being played at away venues. Due to various circumstances, the CIS did not qualify for the 1991 Rugby World Cup.

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. CIS

    Hackerism for ‘CIS’, CompuServe Information Service. The dollar sign refers to CompuServe's rather steep line charges. Often used in sig blocks just before a CompuServe address. Syn. Compu$erve.

Suggested Resources

  1. CIS

    What does CIS stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the CIS acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cis in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of cis in a Sentence

  1. Claude Arnold:

    When agents show up to CIS for a criminal investigation, they should never be impeded. That is obstruction of justice.

  2. Dulcinea Pitagora:

    Queer, trans, and cis people are all socialized from a very young age to make all of the same assumptions about themselves and others, and it's almost impossible not to internalize and project those assumptions on others to some extent, because of that, it makes sense that queer and transgender and gender non-conforming people worry about people reading us the wrong way, because of how the majority often incorrectly reads our gender, or makes other assumptions based on the way our bodies are perceived.

  3. Timothy Roberts:

    For the Olympic level, the elite level, I'd say probably two years is more realistic than one year, at one year, the trans women on average still have an advantage over the cis women.

  4. Puneet Paliwal:

    The company claims that it will ramp up production to completely substitute imports within an year, thus, imposition of trade barriers (both Iran import tariffs and U.S. sanctions), alongside fresh domestic production in Iran, is likely to result in a sharp reduction in HR coil imports from the CIS nations.

  5. Todd Lyons:

    We continue to receive CIS referrals, but each case is reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

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