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System — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • period noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
  • system noun A set of related parts that work together as a whole.
  • systematic adj Carried out according to a fixed, organized plan or method.
  • systemic adj Affecting or built into an entire system, organization, or body rather than just one part of it.

Senses

System is used for these senses in English:

  • period (geology) A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.
  • system A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole. [from early 17th c.]
  • systematic (archaic, or, academic) Of, relating to, or being a system.
  • systemic Embedded within and spread throughout and affecting a whole system, group, body, economy, market, or society.

period — full definition

  1. noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
  2. noun The punctuation mark "." used to end a sentence or mark an abbreviation.
  3. noun A monthly episode of menstruation.
  4. noun One of the timed segments a game, class, or match is divided into.
  5. intj Used to show a statement is final, with nothing more to add.

system — full definition

  1. noun A set of related parts that work together as a whole.
  2. noun A computer's hardware and software working together.
  3. noun A structured method or approach for organizing or doing something.
  4. noun The established institutions and authorities of a society, especially seen as impersonal or oppressive.

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