syndrome
(noun) a complex of concurrent things; “every word has a syndrome of meanings”
syndrome
(noun) a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
Source: WordNet® 3.1
syndrome (plural syndromes)
(pathology) A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition.
Any set of characteristics regarded as identifying a certain type, condition, etc, usually adverse.
Source: Wiktionary
Syn"dro*me, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr.
Definition: Concurrence. [R.] Glanvill.
Definition: A group of symptoms occurring together that are characteristic and indicative of some underlying cause, such as a disease.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
