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/ˈsɪst/ · noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece..
A central stone slab cist containing the burial was surrounded by a circles of stones placed on edge, probably to represent the round house in which the deceased had lived.
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Cist means (historical, Ancient Greece) A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece..
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A central stone slab cist containing the burial was surrounded by a circles of stones placed on edge, probably to represent the round house in which the deceased had lived.
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