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| symp·tom [ símptəm ] (plural symp·toms) |
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1. indication of illness felt by patient: an indication of a disease or other disorder, especially one experienced by the patient, e.g. pain, dizziness, or itching, as opposed to one observed by the doctor sign
 A sore throat and fever were the symptoms of the virus they all had.
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2. sign of something else: a sign or indication of the existence of something, especially something undesirable
early symptoms of a recession
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| [Mid-16th century. Via late Latin symptoma< Greek sumptōma "occurrence" < sumpiptein "fall together" < piptein "fall"] |
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