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Definition of symptomatic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

symptomatic

adjective
 
/ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk/
 
/ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk/
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  1. being a sign of an illness or a problem
    • a symptomatic infection
    • symptomatic of something These disagreements are symptomatic of the tensions within the party.
    Topics Health problemsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySymptomatic is used with these nouns:
    • relief
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