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noun
1.
an assemblage or combination of things or parts forming a complex or unitary whole: a mountain system; a railroad system.
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an ordered and comprehensive assemblage of facts, principles, doctrines, or the like in a particular field of knowledge or thought: a system of philosophy.
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a coordinated body of methods or a scheme or plan of procedure; organizational scheme: a system of government.
5.
EXPANDany formulated, regular, or special method or plan of procedure: a system of marking, numbering, or measuring; a winning system at bridge.
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due method or orderly manner of arrangement or procedure: There is no system in his work.
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the world or universe.
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Astronomy.
a.
a number of heavenly bodies associated and acting together according to certain natural laws: the solar system.
b.
a hypothesis or theory of the disposition and arrangements of the heavenly bodies by which their phenomena, motions, changes, etc., are explained: the Ptolemaic system; the Copernican system.
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Biology.
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an assemblage of organs or related tissues concerned with the same function: the nervous system; the digestive system.
b.
the entire human or animal body considered as a functioning unit: an ingredient toxic to the system.
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one's psychological makeup, especially with reference to desires or preoccupations: to get something out of one's system.
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a method or scheme of classification: the Linnean system of plants.
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(sometimes initial capital letter) the prevailing structure or organization of society, business, or politics or of society in general; establishment (usually preceded by the): to work within the system instead of trying to change it.
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Geology. a major division of rocks comprising sedimentary deposits and igneous masses formed during a single geologic period.
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Physical Chemistry. a combination of two or more phases, as a binary system, each of which consists of one or more substances, that is attaining or is in equilibrium.
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Computers. a working combination of hardware, software, and data communications devices.
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COLLAPSECheckers. either of the two groups of 16 playing squares on four alternate columns.
Origin:
1610–20; < Late Latin systēma < Greek sýstēma whole compounded of several parts, equivalent to sy- sy- + stē- (variant stem of histánai to cause to stand; akin to Latin stāre to stand) + -ma noun suffix denoting result of action
1610–20; < Late Latin systēma < Greek sýstēma whole compounded of several parts, equivalent to sy- sy- + stē- (variant stem of histánai to cause to stand; akin to Latin stāre to stand) + -ma noun suffix denoting result of action
Related forms
sys·tem·less, adjective
in·ter·sys·tem, adjective
su·per·sys·tem, noun
Synonyms
1. organization. 7. cosmos. 9b. organism.
1. organization. 7. cosmos. 9b. organism.
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is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
system
1610s, "the whole creation, the universe," from L.L. systema "an arrangement, system," from Gk. systema "organized whole, body," from syn- "together" + root of histanai "cause to stand" from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Meaning "set of correlated principles, facts,
EXPANDideas, etc." first recorded 1630s. Meaning "animal body as an organized whole, sum of the vital processes in an organism" is recorded from 1680s; hence figurative phrase to get (something) out of one's system (1900). Computer sense of "group of related programs" is recorded from 1963. All systems go (1962) is from U.S. space program.
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Medical Dictionary
system sys·tem (sĭs'təm)
n.
A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole.
An organism or body considered as a whole, especially with regard to its vital processes or functions.
A group of physiologically or anatomically complementary organs or parts.
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Cultural Dictionary
system definition
A group of bodily organs that have similar structures or work together to perform some function, such as the digestive system, nervous system, and respiratory system.
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