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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1563-1602
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Symptom, n. Also: symptome, sintom. [ME synthoma (Trevisa), e.m.E. symtome (1541), sinthom (1562), med. L. synthoma, sinthoma, late L. symtōa, f. the Gk.] a. A visible sign or indication of the presence of a particular disease, state, etc. b. A circumstance, or state of being, resulting from some condition or event. —a. 1597 James VI Dæmonol. (STS) 21/10.
The symptomes [of melancholy] … if they come to the highest degree therof, [are] mere folie and manie 1602 Colville Paraenese Ep. 3.
The verie sintoms of diseases that be incurabill —b. 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 57.
Geif … nother ye dee seik of mariage or of the twa symptomes following on mariage quhylks ar jalozie and cuccaldry
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