Word Parts - syn, sy, sym, syl, sys

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syn-, sy-, sym-, syl-, sys- : From Greek with, together with; also by extension united, same, similar, at the same time

systemic - affecting the whole body; syndicate - association of businesses jointly contributing capital to a major project; synchronous - existing or happening at the same time, simultaneously; symptom - characteristic sign or indication of the existence of something else; symphony - music in parts, sung or played by a number of performers with pleasing effect; sympathy - sharing of a compassion for another person’s thoughts, feelings, and experiences; symbol - something used for or regarded as representing something else; asymmetry -lack or absence of symmetry.

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systolic, synchronic, symptomatical, sympathize, symmetry, symbiosis, syllable, bawsymbephile, synkinesis, tympanosympathectomy, unsympathetic, system, synonymous, syllabus, dyssymmetry.

Source: English-Word Information, Word Info About English Vocabulary