consists

noun

(rail transport) A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.

verb

(archaic, intransitive) To exist or be compatible.

(obsolete, copulative) To be.

Roots

sistosist- · Latin · stand, set

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