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system

Main Entry: system

Function: noun

Language: English

1 method : sistema masculine, método masculine
2 apparatus : sistema masculine, instalación feminine, aparato masculine <electrical system : instalación eléctrica> <digestive system : aparato digestivo>
3 body : organismo masculine, cuerpo masculine <diseases that affect the whole system : enfermedades que afectan el organismo entero>
4 network : red feminine

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