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symmetric

/sɪˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ adjective

Latin root: symmetria Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about symmetric at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts.

Origin

From symmetry + -ic, from Latin symmetria, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία (summetría).

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