Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: asis
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of anterior superior iliac spine.

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Acronym of Australian Secret Intelligence Service.

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Acronym of American Society for Information Science, pre-2000 name of the Association for Information Science and Technology, still abbreviated as ASIS&T.

name

Initialism of American Society for Industrial Security.

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Abbreviation of Ada Semantic Interface Specification.

noun

name

A surname from Spanish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Asís; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Asís

Inflected Forms

ASISs (plural) Asises (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

PSIS AIIS PIIS AIO ONA Ada

Questions

What does asis mean?: Initialism of anterior superior iliac spine.
Where does asis come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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