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Meaning of 'syndrome' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Syndrome [ n.]
- Concurrence.
- A group of symptoms occurring together that are characteristic and indicative of some underlying cause, such as a disease.

Meaning of 'syndrome' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . syndrome [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a complex of concurrent things
Example in sentence:
  • every word has a syndrome of meanings

Nearby Words:

syn- synacme synacmy synaeresis synagogical synagogue synalepha synallagmatic synallaxine synaloepha

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