# consist

Pronunciation: say "KON-sist" US /ˈkɑn.sɪst/, UK /ˈkɒn.sɪst/

## Noun

1. A lineup or sequence of railroad cars, with or without a locomotive, that travel together as one unit.
   - Simple: The group of railroad cars and engines that travel together as one unit.
   - _The yardmaster reassembled the consist after two cars were set out for repair._
   - _Engineers reviewed the consist to confirm the locomotive's position at the head end._

## Verb

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-SIST" /kənˈsɪst/

2. To exist, or to be compatible with another thing. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: To exist, or to fit together with something else without conflict.
   - _Her gentle manner did not consist with the harsh rumors about her._
   - _These ancient virtues hardly consist with the customs of our present age._
3. To exist; to have being. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To have being, or to exist.

## Origin

**Meanings 2–3** — From Middle French "consister", from Latin "consistō" (to stand together, agree with, or exist), formed from "com-" (together) and "sistō" (to cause to stand, stand).
**Meaning 1** — Formed from the verb "consist".

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