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2 N‑COUNT A Syrian is a Syrian citizen, or a person of Syrian origin.

sy|ringe /s I r I ndʒ/ (syringes ) N‑COUNT A syringe is a small tube with a thin hollow needle at the end. Syringes are used for putting liquids into things and for taking liquids out, for example for injecting drugs or for taking blood from someone's body.

syr|up /s I rəp/ (syrups )

1 N‑VAR Syrup is a sweet liquid made by cooking sugar with water, and sometimes with fruit juice as well. □  …canned fruit with sugary syrup.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Syrup is a very sweet thick liquid made from sugar. □  …a heavy syrup pudding.

3 → see also golden syrup , maple syrup

4 N‑VAR Syrup is a medicine in the form of a thick, sweet liquid. □  …cough syrup.

syr|upy /s I rəpi/

1 ADJ Liquid that is syrupy is sweet or thick like syrup.

2 ADJ If you describe something as syrupy , you dislike it because it is too sentimental. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  …this syrupy film version of Conroy's novel.

sys|tem ◆◆◆ /s I stəm/ (systems )

1 N‑COUNT A system is a way of working, organizing, or doing something which follows a fixed plan or set of rules. You can use system to refer to an organization or institution that is organized in this way. □  …a flexible and relatively efficient filing system. □ [+ of ] …a multi-party system of government.

2 N‑COUNT A system is a set of devices powered by electricity, for example a computer or an alarm. □  Viruses tend to be good at surviving when a computer system crashes.

3 N‑COUNT A system is a set of equipment or parts such as water pipes or electrical wiring, which is used to supply water, heat, or electricity. □  …a central heating system.

4 N‑COUNT A system is a network of things that are linked together so that people or things can travel from one place to another or communicate. □  …Australia's road and rail system. □  …a news channel on a local cable system.

5 N‑COUNT Your system is your body's organs and other parts that together perform particular functions. □  These gases would seriously damage the patient's respiratory system.

6 N‑COUNT A system is a particular set of rules, especially in mathematics or science, which is used to count or measure things. □ [+ of ] …the decimal system of metric weights and measures.

7 N‑SING People sometimes refer to the government or administration of a country as the system . □  These feelings are likely to make people attempt to overthrow the system.

8 → see also central nervous system , digestive system , ecosystem , immune system , metric system , nervous system , public address system , solar system , sound system

9 PHRASE If you get something out of your system , you take some action so that you no longer want to do it or no longer have strong feelings about it. □  I want to get boxing out of my system and settle down to enjoy family life.

sys|tem|at|ic /s I stəmæ t I k/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Something that is done in a systematic way is done according to a fixed plan, in a thorough and efficient way. □  They had not found any evidence of a systematic attempt to rig the ballot. ●  sys|tem|ati|cal|ly /s I stəmæ t I kli/ ADV [ADV with v] □  The army has systematically violated human rights. □  She began applying systematically to colleges.

sys|tema|tize /s I stəməta I z/ (systematizes , systematizing , systematized ) in BRIT, also use systematise VERB If you systematize things, you make them organized. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] You need to systematize your approach to problem solving. [Also V ] ●  sys|tema|ti|za|tion /s I stəməta I ze I ʃ ^ə n, [AM ] -t I z-/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] …a systematization of management practice.

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