n.
- a complex whole; a set of things working together as a mechanism or interconnecting network.
▸the human or animal body as a whole.
- an organized scheme or method.
▸orderliness; method.
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(the system)
the prevailing political or social order, especially when regarded as oppressive and intransigent.
- Geology a major range of strata corresponding to a period in time.
- Music a set of staves joined by a brace.
Phrase
- get something out of one's system
informal get rid of a preoccupation or anxiety.
Derivative
Etymology
C17: from Fr. système or late L. systema, from Gk sustēma, from sun- ‘with’ + histanai ‘set up’.