system
system Lexical Profile
system Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A set of connected things or interacting parts forming a complex whole.
"The human nervous system is responsible for transmitting signals between different parts of the body."
A set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized scheme or method.
"The school implemented a new grading system to provide more accurate feedback to students."
The prevailing political or social order, especially when regarded as an entrenched, inflexible establishment.
"Many young activists feel disillusioned and are determined to change the system from the inside out."
• Rhymes for system
Word Origin & Etymology
From Late Latin systema, derived from Greek systēma ('an organized whole, a whole compounded of parts'), from syn- ('together') + histanai ('to set up or stand').
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