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[ˈsɪstɪm], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network; a complex whole
(e.g: the state railway system)
- a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized scheme or method
(e.g: a multiparty system of government)
- the prevailing political or social order, especially when regarded as oppressive and intransigent
(e.g: don't try bucking the system)
- a set of staves in a musical score joined by a brace
Phrases:
- all systems go
- get something out of one's system
Origin
:
early 17th century: from French système or late Latin systema, from Greek sustēma, from sun- ‘with’ + histanai ‘set up’
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