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- [simp-tuh m]
- /ˈsɪmp təm/
- /ˈsɪmp.təm/
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- [simp-tuh m]
- /ˈsɪmp təm/
Definitions of symptom word
- noun symptom any phenomenon or circumstance accompanying something and serving as evidence of it. 1
- noun symptom a sign or indication of something. 1
- noun symptom Pathology. a phenomenon that arises from and accompanies a particular disease or disorder and serves as an indication of it. 1
- noun symptom sign of disease 1
- noun symptom indicator of sth 1
- countable noun symptom A symptom of an illness is something wrong with your body or mind that is a sign of the illness. 0
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Origin of symptom
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Late Latin symptōma < Greek sýmptōma occurrence, that which falls together with something, equivalent to sym- sym- + ptō- (variant stem of píptein to fall) + -ma noun suffix of result
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Parts of speech for Symptom
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
symptom popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
symptom usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for symptom
noun symptom
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- characteristic — The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable.
- cinchers — Plural form of cincher.
- differentia — the character or attribute by which one species is distinguished from all others of the same genus.
- documentation — the use of documentary evidence.
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