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ecosystem

//ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

formal

Note for ecosystem

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Forms

Plural
ecosystems

Definitions

  1. 1.A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.

  2. 2.The interconnectedness of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) with each other and their environment.

  3. 3.A network of interconnected people, organizations, products or services that resembles a natural ecosystem due to the complex interdependencies.

    • The company’s ecosystem mainly comprises its supply chain, customers, end consumers and competitors.
    • There is a certain duality in how the Hindutva ecosystem is pushing the anti-hijab discourse into the mainstream.
    • It [The Kashmir Files] is being described by the leftist “liberal” ecosystem as a movie that peddles bigotry against Muslims.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4495

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
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General reading & writing
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Academic
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Literature
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Etymology

From eco- + system.

Coined by English botanist Arthur Tansley in 1935 in a paper titled The Use and Abuse of Vegetational Concepts in the journal Ecology.

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