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/sisˈtema/

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Translation

system

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Word origin

From Late Latin systema, a borrowing of Greek systema ('an organised whole, a composition'), from syn- ('together') and histanai ('to set, to place').

Origin
Greek
Root
systema
English cognates
system, systematic

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralsistemas

Examples

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The car's system needs a change soon.

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The health system is very different there.

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They have a simple system for cleaning the water.

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The nervous system controls the whole body.

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The new payment system is much faster.

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This word is taught in chapter 8, lesson 6: sistema, respuesta, ayer and 7 more words.