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variant of syn- before b, p, m: symbol; symphony; symmetry.

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Other definitions for sym- (2 of 2)

sym.

abbreviation

symbol.

Chemistry. symmetrical.

symphony.

symptom.

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How to use sym- in a sentence

Symphys′ia, a malformation produced by the union of parts properly separate; Sym′phytism, a coalescence of word-elements.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
The waters of the Sym, whose windings they followed, gurgled over their stones almost as quietly as in summer.
The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight|Elizabeth von Arnim
Whereupon the valiant better half of him who was being beaten to death called out cheerily, "Don't let him scare you, Sym!"
The Boss of Little Arcady|Harry Leon Wilson
Sym and Barron were citizen burgesses of Edinburgh, and zealous friends of the Reformer.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6)|John Knox

Dame Sym did not hear; she had turned away to serve a child who came in for some toffee.
Johnny Ludlow, Sixth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood

British Dictionary definitions for sym-

sym-

prefix

before b, p, and m, a variant of syn-

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Medical definitions for sym-

sym-

pref.

Variant ofsyn-