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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French systeme (first attested 1552), from Late Latin systēma, from Ancient Greek σύστημα (sústēma, “organised whole, body”), from σύν (sún, “with, together”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).
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Noun
système m (plural systèmes)
- system (various meanings)
- le système duodécimal ― the duodecimal system
- le système monétaire ― the monetary system
- le système féodal ― the feudal system
- le système sympathique ― the sympathetic system
- le système newtonien ― the Newtonian system
- (geology) period
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