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Usage

• symbiotic

  A symbiotic relationship is one in which two organisms, organizations, or people intimately depend on each other, both acting to benefit the relationship.

• symposium

  A symposium is a formal meeting at which several experts or specialists deliver short talks or discuss a particular subject.

• symmetry

  Objects that possess symmetry have equally balanced halves or evenness of shape after being divided in half.

• asymmetry

  (mathematics) a lack of symmetry

• symbiosis

  the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent

• symbol

  an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

• sympathy

  an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

• symphony

  a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra

• symptom

  (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease