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How to spell system

System is spelled S-Y-S-T-E-M. The first vowel is a Y, as in symbol, then -TEM: sys-tem.

What it means: A group of interrelated elements forming a whole.

In a sentence: The school has a new computer system. ▶

The part people get wrong

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Same family: systematic, systematically, ecosystem, nervous system, systematize. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: System comes from the Greek word “systēma,” meaning “a whole made of parts” or “an organized whole.” It entered English through Latin and French and is now used in many fields, from biology to computers.

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