First Known Use: 1508
Dictionary
wis
verb \ˈwis\
Definition of WIS
archaic : know
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Origin of WIS
by misdivision from iwis (understood as I wis, with wis taken to be an archaic present indicative of 1wit)
Wis
abbreviation
Definition of WIS
Wisconsin
Variants of WIS
Wis or Wisc
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