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system
/'sɪstəm/
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  1. noun
    an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
    "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here"

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    organisation organization
  2. noun
    a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
    "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"

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    scheme
    type of:
    grouping group
  3. noun
    a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
    "they have to operate under a system they oppose" "that language has a complex system for indicating gender"

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    system of rules
    type of:
    method
  4. noun
    an organized structure for arranging or classifying
    "he tried to understand their system of classification"

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    arrangement organisation organization
    type of:
    structure
  5. noun
    a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
    "the body has a system of organs for digestion"
    type of:
    body part
  6. noun
    a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
    "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"
    type of:
    plan of action
  7. noun
    instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
    "he bought a new stereo system" "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"
  8. noun
    (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium
    "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface" "a system generating hydrogen peroxide"
    type of:
    matter
  9. noun
    the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole
    "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system"
    type of:
    live body
Examples of system
  • "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here"
  • "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"
  • "they have to operate under a system they oppose"
  • "that language has a complex system for indicating gender"
  • "he tried to understand their system of classification"
  • "the body has a system of organs for digestion"
  • "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"
  • "he bought a new stereo system"
  • "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"
  • "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"
  • "a system generating hydrogen peroxide"
  • "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system"
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