system

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/ˈsɪstəm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A set of connected parts working together.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole.

Examples

  • Communism is the system practiced in the Soviet Union.

  • The educational system is in transition.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A set of hardware and software operating in a computer.

  2. A set of equations involving the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously.

  3. A set of staves linked by a brace that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously.

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In context

  • There are eight planets in the solar system.

  • Reform of the country's education system

  • Meronyms: the man, yes men, elephant in the room, emperor's new clothes, Leviathan, Big Brother

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Partly borrowed from Middle French sisteme, systeme, partly directly from its etymon Late Latin systēma (“harmony; musical scale; set of celestial objects; set of troops; system”), from Ancient Greek σύστημα (sústēma, “musical scale; organized body; whole made of several parts or members”), from σῠνίστημῐ (sŭnístēmĭ, “to combine, organize”) + -μᾰ (-mă, resultative suffix). σῠνίστημῐ is from σῠν- (sŭn-, “with, together”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”). Cognate with Dutch systeem, modern French système, German System, Italian sistema, Portuguese sistema, Spanish sistema. Doublet of systema.